Fewness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state, quality, or condition of being few. uncountable, usually

    "They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain."

  2. 2
    the quality of being small in number wordnet

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basenessdaintinessdeficiencydelicacyexiguityfailure

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"They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain."

Etymology

From few + -ness.

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