HINDSIGHT

hindsight

(noun) understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; “hindsight is always better than foresight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hindsight (countable and uncountable, plural hindsights)

Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred

When you read "Seven Little Rabbits" at age 6 and read it again 15 years later, the hindsight you've developed in the time between will make you look at and think of the book very differently!

(rare) The rear sight of a firearm

Antonyms

• foresight

Hypernyms

• sight

Source: Wiktionary



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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