melanosis, melanism
(noun) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
melanism (countable and uncountable, plural melanisms)
Congenital excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes.
• albinism, albinoism
Source: Wiktionary
Mel"a*nism, n. Etym: [Gr. , , black.]
1. An indue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A disease; black jaundice. See Mel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
