GLOSSINESS

polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish

(noun) the property of being smooth and shiny

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

glossiness (countable and uncountable, plural glossinesses)

The state of being glossy.

Source: Wiktionary


Gloss"i*ness, n. Etym: [From Glossy.]

Definition: The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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