Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
SENILITY
senility
(noun) the state of being senile
dotage, second childhood, senility
(noun) mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
senility (countable and uncountable, plural senilities)
(mostly, uncountable) Senescence; the bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age.
(mostly, uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.
(countable, archaic) An elderly, senile person.
Antonyms
• juvenility
Source: Wiktionary
Se*nil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sénilité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being senile; old age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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