In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
WEIGHTLESSNESS
lightness, weightlessness
(noun) the property of being comparatively small in weight; “the lightness of balsa wood”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
weightlessness (countable and uncountable, plural weightlessnesses)
(uncountable) The state of being free from the effects of gravity.
(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.
Usage notes
• Ambiguous:1. being free from any gravity 2. being stress free
• Plural is rare.
Synonyms
• zero-g
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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