In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEARTINESS
heartiness, wholeheartedness
(noun) the quality of hearty sincerity
vigor, vigour, dynamism, heartiness
(noun) active strength of body or mind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heartiness (usually uncountable, plural heartinesses)
The characteristic of being hearty; fillingness; wholesomeness.
Anagrams
• Eisenharts, earthiness
Source: Wiktionary
Heart"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being hearty; as, the heartiness of a greeting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
13 May 2024
AMISS
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
Coffee Trivia
