According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
SHORTNESS
abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness
(noun) an abrupt discourteous manner
shortness
(noun) the property of being shorter than average stature
shortness
(noun) the property of being of short temporal extent; “the shortness of air travel time”
shortness
(noun) the property of being of short spatial extent; “the shortness of the Channel crossing”
shortness, truncation
(noun) the property of being truncated or short
shortness
(noun) the condition of being short of something; “there was no shortness of money”; “can cause shortness of breath”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shortness (countable and uncountable, plural shortnesses)
(uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
(countable) The result or product of being short.
(uncountable) The property of being short or terse.
Source: Wiktionary
Short"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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