fewness
fewness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being few.
Noun
fewness (usually uncountable, plural fewnesses)
- The state, quality, or condition of being few.
- They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, that Part especially now called England; from the first traditional Beginning, continued to the Norman Conquest. Collected out of the antientest and best...
- 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.2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader, page 625
- Synonyms:
- paucity, scantiness
fewness meaning in Tamil and Arabic
fewness in Tamil
- சின்மை, சிற்பம்
fewness in Arabic
- state of being few
- قِلَّة qilla
Synonyms of fewness
Antonyms
Forms of fewness
| plural | fewnesses |
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Origin of fewness
From few + -ness.
Questions about fewness
- What does fewness mean?
- Fewness means the state, quality, or condition of being few.
- What is fewness in Tamil?
- Fewness in Tamil is சின்மை, சிற்பம். See Fewness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fewness?
- Fewness is a noun.
- What is the plural of fewness?
- The plural of fewness is fewnesses.
Words near fewness in the dictionary
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