INDOCILITY

Etymology

Noun

indocility (usually uncountable, plural indocilities)

the quality or condition of being indocile

Source: Wiktionary


In`do*cil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness. The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. W. Montagu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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