INCONSIDERATION

inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness

(noun) the quality of failing to be considerate of others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inconsideration (countable and uncountable, plural inconsiderations)

Lack of due consideration; inattention to consequences, thoughtlessness.

new trained Souldiers, and such as are but novices in the trade, doe often headlong, and hand over head cast themselves into dangers, with more inconsideration, than afterward when they have seene and endured the first shocke, and are better trained in the schoole of perils.

Source: Wiktionary


In`con*sid`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. inconsideratio: cf. F. inconsidération.]

Definition: Want of due consideration; inattention to consequences; inconsiderateness. Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation. Jer. Taylor. Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the effects of inconsideration. Sharp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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