grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie
(noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grotesquery (countable and uncountable, plural grotesqueries)
That which is grotesque in nature or style.
Source: Wiktionary
Gro*tesqu"er*y, n. [Written also grotesquerie.] [From Grotesque.]
Definition: Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings. "The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top." K. L. Bates.
Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie, wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter. George Gissing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 September 2024
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
