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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MINESHAFT

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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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