An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
GLADSOME
gladsome
(adjective) experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; “a gladsome smile”; “a gladsome occasion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gladsome (comparative gladsomer, )
Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
Source: Wiktionary
Glad"some, a.
1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.
2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day. Prior.
– Glad"some*ly, adv.
– Glad"some*ness, n. Hours of perfect gladsomeness. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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