In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNDESIRABLENESS
Etymology
Noun
undesirableness (countable and uncountable, plural undesirablenesses)
(uncountable) The condition or quality of being undesirable.
(countable, rare) An undesirable quality or thing.
Synonyms
• undesirability
Antonyms
• desirability
• desirableness
Source: Wiktionary
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Word of the Day
13 November 2024
OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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