The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.
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Exiguity
//ɛɡzɪˈɡjuːɪti//
Synonyms for "exiguity" (91 found)
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17 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- رَكَاكَة noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Bulgarian
1 entries- оскъдица noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Esperanto
1 entries- malabundeco noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
French
1 entries- exiguïté noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
German
2 entries- Dürftigkeit noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
- Spärlichkeit noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Greek
1 entries- μικρότητα noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Italian
2 entries- esiguità noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
- sparutezza noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Polish
3 entries- skąpość noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
- szczupłość noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
- znikomość noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Portuguese
1 entries- exiguidade noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Romanian
1 entries- puținătate noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Russian
1 entries- ску́дость noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
Spanish
2 entries- escasez noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
- exigüidad noun (quality of being meagre or scanty — see also meagreness, scantiness)
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Of the nature of Mr. Knott himself Watt remained in particular ignorance. Of the many excellent reasons for this, two seemed to Watt to merit mention: on the one hand the exiguity of the material propounded to his senses, and on the other the decay of these.
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We have yet to treat the exiguity of the accounting framework and this exiguity draws away the interest to any empirical utilisation.
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However, despite its exiguity, the vicarage did maintain an independent existence as a benefice, and the College continued to make presentations to the bishop of Worcester.
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