fewness
- noun
- /ˈfjuːnəs/
- She noticed the fewness of fruits in the market this season.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd by faith, we're told that faith is the fewness of words and the abundance of deeds.
- And by faith, we're told that faith is the fewness of words and the abundance of deeds.
Examples
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And by faith, we're told that faith is the fewness of words and the abundance of deeds.
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Thoreau wrote that by "simplicity of life and fewness of incidents, I am solidified and crystallized, as a vapor or liquid by cold."
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The fewness of people at the event made it feel very intimate.
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The fewness of options in the store limited his choices for a new phone.
Synonyms
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4.4
A situation where there is not enough of something people need
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8.5
A lack of things people need, like food or water
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8.6
A small amount of something that is not enough
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A small number or amount that is spread out
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7.0
A very small amount of something that is not enough
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Not being full or dense, like a small crowd and a small number of hairs
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7.6
A small number or amount spread far apart
A small amount of something that is not enough
Antonyms
How Scarce
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fewness comes from few ('not many') plus the ending -ness that makes a word for a state or quality, so fewness simply means the 'state of being small in number' or scarcity.