In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEATNESS
tidiness, neatness
(noun) the trait of being neat and orderly
neatness, spruceness
(noun) the state of being neat and smart and trim
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
neatness (countable and uncountable, plural neatnesses)
The state of being neat.
Source: Wiktionary
neat"ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being neat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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