NUMBNESS

apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness

(noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

numbness

(noun) partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

numbness (countable and uncountable, plural numbnesses)

Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.

Synonyms

• (medical): hypoesthesia

Source: Wiktionary


Numb"ness, n.

Definition: The condition of being numb; that state of a living body in which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or motion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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