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.
PERVIOUSNESS
penetrability, perviousness
(noun) the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perviousness (uncountable)
The quality or state of being pervious.
Anagrams
• previousness
Source: Wiktionary
Per"vi*ous*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness of glass. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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