All quantity synonyms
quanΒ·tiΒ·ty
Q q noun quantity
- amount β The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- number β one of a series of things distinguished by or marked with numerals.
- extent β The area covered by something.
- size β any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
- magnitude β size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- capacity β The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
- mass β the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.
- measure β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- abundance β An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- batch β A batch of things or people is a group of things or people of the same kind, especially a group that is dealt with at the same time or is sent to a particular place at the same time.
- bulk β You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large.
- length β the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- pile β the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- portion β a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- quota β the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.
- sum β the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition: The sum of 6 and 8 is 14.
- variety β the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
- volume β a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
- aggregate β An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.
- allotment β In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on.
- amplitude β In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- body β Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
- budget β Your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. The budget for something is the amount of money that a person, organization, or country has available to spend on it.
- deal β If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
- expanse β An area of something, typically land or sea, presenting a wide continuous surface.
- figure β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- greatness β unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- lot β lot (def 14).
- multitude β a great number; host: a multitude of friends.
- part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- profusion β abundance; abundant quantity.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
preposition quantity
- about β You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- in general β of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
adjective quantity
- small β of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
- toy β an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- small-scale β of limited extent; of small scope: a small-scale enterprise.
- runty β stunted; dwarfish: The runty puppy seems the most playful of the litter.
- mini β miniskirt.
- shrimper β a shrimp fisherman.
- shrimp β any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- bitty β If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.