refractoriness, unmanageableness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy
(noun) the trait of being unmanageable
Source: WordNet® 3.1
refractoriness (uncountable)
The quality of being refractory.
Uncle loved the desnsity of the tungsten he made, and its refractoriness, its great chemical stability.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*frac"to*ri*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or condition of being refractory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 January 2025
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
