GRIMNESS

asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness

(noun) something hard to endure; “the asperity of northern winters”

ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness

(noun) the quality of being ghastly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grimness (usually uncountable, plural grimnesses)

The characteristic or quality of being grim.

Source: Wiktionary


Grim"ness, n. Etym: [AS. grimnes.]

Definition: Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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