In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SLUGGISHNESS
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness
(noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
sluggishness
(noun) the pace of things that move relatively slowly; “the sluggishness of the economy”; “the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold”
lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness
(noun) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sluggishness (usually uncountable, plural sluggishnesses)
The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Antonyms
• (property of being sluggish): nimbleness
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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