SUPPLENESS

pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

(noun) adaptability of mind or character; “he was valued for his reliability and pliability”; “he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization”

lissomeness, litheness, suppleness

(noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple

pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

(noun) the property of being pliant and flexible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

suppleness (usually uncountable, plural supplenesses)

The quality of being supple; litheness.

Source: Wiktionary


Sup"ple*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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