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overnumerousness

UK/ˌəʊvəˈnjuːməɹəsnəs/US/ˌoʊvɚˈnuməɹəsnəs/

overnumerousness noun: the quality or condition of being too numerous.

Noun

overnumerousness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality or condition of being too numerous.
    • The city has now only three small newspapers, which are not abreast with its general progress or that of the State, chiefly because they do not receive sufficient patronage, owing to the overnumerousness of the negro population.1890, Ellery Sedgwick (editor), Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly XXIX, page 347
    • His family name is as long as the word overnumerousness and derives from a songless Latin word referring to one of the countless human virtues.2007, Michael C. Finke, Julie W. De Sherbinin, editors, Chekhov the Immigrant, page 46

Origin of overnumerousness

First attested in 1890; formed as overnumerous + -ness.

Questions about overnumerousness

What does overnumerousness mean?
Overnumerousness means the quality or condition of being too numerous.
What part of speech is overnumerousness?
Overnumerousness is a noun.
How do you pronounce overnumerousness?
Overnumerousness is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈnjuːməɹəsnəs/ (UK).

Words near overnumerousness in the dictionary

  1. overnumber
  2. overnumbered
  3. overnumbering
  4. overnumbers
  5. overnumerous
  6. overnumerousness
  7. overnurse
  8. overnursed
  9. overnurses
  10. overnursing
  11. overnutrition

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