In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
NARROWNESS
narrowness
(noun) the property of being narrow; having little width; “the narrowness of the road”
narrowness
(noun) a restriction of range or scope; “the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students”; “the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus”; “frustrated by the narrowness of people’s horizons”
narrowness, narrow-mindedness
(noun) an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
narrowness (countable and uncountable, plural narrownesses)
(uncountable) the state of being narrow
(countable) a constriction
Antonyms
• (state of being narrow): broadness, wideness
Source: Wiktionary
Nar"row*ness, n. Etym: [AS. nearunes.]
Definition: The condition or quality of being narrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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