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- /eɡzˈɪɡjuːəsnəs/
- /eɡzˈɪɡjuːəsnəs/
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- /eɡzˈɪɡjuːəsnəs/
Definition of exiguousness word
- noun exiguousness The quality of being meagre or scanty. 1
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Parts of speech for Exiguousness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
exiguousness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for exiguousness
noun exiguousness
- insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
- scarcity — insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
- absence — Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
- deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
Antonyms for exiguousness
noun exiguousness
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- adequacy — Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable.
- enough — As much or as many as required.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- sufficiency — the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy.
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