exiguity
noun[ C or U ]
formaluk /ˌek.sɪˈɡjuː.ə.ti/ us /ˌeɡ.zəˈɡjuː.ə.t̬i/
the state or quality of being very small in size or amount:
The exiguity of the cottage's dimensions made it exceedingly cramped with them all inside.
The exiguities of resources such as water and timber meant that few people settled there.
Related word
exiguous
There was an exiguity of cloth with which to make the dresses.
She was embarrassed by the exiguity of her accommodation.
There is an exiguity of literature in this field of study.
We are pleased by the exiguity of cases with a negative outcome.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Extremely small
atomized
be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom
bitsy
exiguous
exiguously
imperceptible
infinitesimal
infinitesimally
irreducible
irreducibly
itsy-bitsy
minuscule
slimly
slimness
subatomic
teensy
ultra-tiny
vanishingly
weeny
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