exiguity
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exiguity
- /ɛɡzɪˈɡjuːɪti/ UK
- /ɪɡ-/ UK
- /ɛɡziˈɡjuiti/ US
Rhymes with -uːɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French exiguite, from Late Latin exiguitas. See exiguous.
noun exiguities
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The quality of being meagre or scanty.
The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.
Similar: exiguousness, meagreness, scantiness
Translations
Every language
noun quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness
| Español | exigüidad, escasez |
|---|---|
| Português | exiguidade |
| Français | exiguïté |
| Deutsch | Dürftigkeit, Spärlichkeit |
| Italiano | esiguità, sparutezza |
| Ελληνικά | μικρότητα mikrótita |
| Română | puținătate |
| Русский | ску́дость skúdostʹ |
| العربية | رَكَاكَة rakāka |
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