In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOUCHINESS
testiness, touchiness, tetchiness
(noun) feeling easily irritated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
touchiness (usually uncountable, plural touchinesses)
the property of being touchy
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Source: Wiktionary
Touch"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SINCERE
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
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