SOLIDARITY

solidarity

(noun) a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Solidarity

(historical) A political movement begun in the labor unions of Poland that contributed to the fall of Communism in that country.

Etymology

Noun

solidarity (countable and uncountable, plural solidarities)

(countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.

(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.

Source: Wiktionary


Sol`i*dar"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. solidarité, fr. solide. See Solid.]

Definition: An entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community. Solidarity [a word which we owe to the French Communists], signifies a fellowship in gain and loss, in honor and dishonor, in victory and defeat, a being, so to speak, all in the same boat. Trench. The solidarity . . . of Breton and Welsh poetry. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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