fuliginosity (countable and uncountable, plural fuliginosities)
The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
Matter deposited by smoke.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu*lig"i*nos"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fuliginosité.]
Definition: The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 October 2024
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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.
