PATNESS

opportuneness, patness, timeliness

(noun) timely convenience

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

patness (usually uncountable, plural patnesses)

The state or quality of being pat.

Anagrams

• Stepans, aptness, pantses

Source: Wiktionary


Pat"ness, n.

Definition: Fitness or appropriateness; striking suitableness; convenience. The description with equal patness may suit both. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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