venality
(noun) prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
venality (countable and uncountable, plural venalities)
The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.
Not to be confused with veniality (mildly wrong behavior).
• natively
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*nal"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. venalitas: cf. F. vénalité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official. Complaints of Roman venality became louder. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
