Fewness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fewness is a noun meaning The state, quality, or condition of being few.
Meaning
The state, quality, or condition of being few.
Example Sentences
They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.
There are, says the Irish triad, 'three fewnesses that are better than plenty: a fewness of fine words; a fewness of cows on grass; a fewness of good friends around good ale'. As an Ulsterman I would agree.
Word Forms
- fewnesses
Synonyms for fewness
Depending on context, synonyms include paucity, scantiness.
Antonyms for fewness
Common opposites include manyness, oneness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seldomness, infrequency, paucality, scantity, finity, scantiness.
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