saddening
present participle of sadden
saddening (comparative more saddening, superlative most saddening)
Causing sadness.
• depressing
saddening (plural saddenings)
The darkening of a colour during dyeing.
• desanding
Source: Wiktionary
Sad"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saddened; p. pr. & vb. n. Saddening.]
Definition: To make sad. Specifically: (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.] Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands. Mortimer.
(b) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth. (c) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful. Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. Pope.
Sad"den, v. i.
Definition: To become, or be made, sad. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2024
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
