Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
QUIESCENCY
quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
(noun) quiet and inactive restfulness
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
(noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; “the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quiescency (uncountable)
Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
Usage notes
• Classified by Garner as a "needless variant" of quiescence: Garner's Modern American Usage, Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Source: Wiktionary
Qui*es"cence, Qui*es"cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See Quiesce.]
Definition: The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." H. Spencer. Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMISERATIVE
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
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