In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INDISTINCTNESS
indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness
(noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
indistinctness (usually uncountable, plural indistinctnesses)
The property of being indistinct.
An indistinct thing.
Source: Wiktionary
In`dis*tinct"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or condition of being indistinct; want of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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