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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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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