VIDUITY

Etymology

Noun

viduity (uncountable)

(rare) the state of being a widow; widowhood

Source: Wiktionary


Vi*du"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. viduitas: cf. F. viduité.]

Definition: Widowhood. [R.] "Chaste viduity." Ld. Ellenborough.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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