Freshwater
A village on the Isle of Wight
freshwater (not comparable)
Living in fresh water.
Consisting of fresh water.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
Synonym: sweetwater
freshwater (countable and uncountable, plural freshwaters)
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
Source: Wiktionary
Fresh"-wa`ter, a.
1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.
2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] "Fresh-water soldiers." Knolles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
