In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
VOLUNTARINESS
Etymology
Noun
voluntariness (countable and uncountable, plural voluntarinesses)
The condition of being voluntary.
Source: Wiktionary
Vol"un*ta*ri*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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