“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
incivilities
plural of incivility
Source: Wiktionary
In`ci*vil"i*ty, n.; pl. Incivilities. Etym: [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilité.]
1. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. Shak. Tillotson.
2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding. Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account, are called indecencies and incivilities. Jer. Taylor.
3. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh.
Syn.
– Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness; disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States