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exiguity

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˌeg-zi-ˈgyü-ə-tē\
    • /ˌek.sɪ.ˈɡjuːɪ.tɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˌeg-zi-ˈgyü-ə-tē\

Definition of exiguity word

  • noun exiguity The quality of being meagre or scanty. 1

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Parts of speech for Exiguity

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

exiguity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for exiguity

noun exiguity

  • deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
  • need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
  • absence — Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
  • dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
  • inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.

Antonyms for exiguity

noun exiguity

  • abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
  • affluence — Affluence is the state of having a lot of money or a high standard of living.
  • enough — As much or as many as required.
  • excess — An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
  • plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.

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