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Meanings of exiguity in English

Spanish
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The quality of being meager.

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Synonyms
Examples for "leanness"
Examples for "leanness"
1
Meanwhile, athletes are far more prone, especially in sports that emphasize leanness.
Climbing Magazine
2
The ladies of the harem gazed upon my leanness with commiserating wonder.
The Magnificent Montez: From Courtesan to Convert
3
Old Dr. Kendal, six feet of leanness doubled up in an arm-chair.
Mary Olivier: a Life
4
It had its desire, and as a consequence, 'leanness in its soul.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
5
The earth was the Lord's and the fulness thereof; also the leanness thereof.
Twilight in Italy
1
Lucy wondered at the scantiness of Mrs. Burgoyne's musical memory that night.
Eleanor
2
The general sterility of Media arises from the scantiness of the water supply.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
3
But this scantiness of information need not cause us much regret.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
4
With clothing, as with food, the usual tendency is towards an improper scantiness.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economic...
5
The action reminded me of the scantiness of attire in which I stood arrayed.
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
1
Then we cripple their efficiency through the meagreness of their pay.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
2
That he looked miserable-thathe was thin to meagreness, I had not seen.
Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
3
And somehow the simple melody helped to conceal the meagreness of the childish words.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
4
Then he had apologised for the meagreness of the meal.
Where the Trail Divides
5
They were present to me now, but coolly and sanely in all their meagreness.
Greenmantle
1
The poorness of his play was accentuated by the brilliance of Joe's.
Psmith in the City
2
I never could see no 'poorness of spirit,' come to git at 'em.
In Exile, and Other Stories
3
The poorness of the subject and the richness of the price shocked her profoundly.
Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
4
I am taught the poorness of our invention, the ugliness of towns and palaces.
Essays — Second Series
5
He apologised first for the poorness of the entertainment, saying that he had done his best.
The King's Achievement
1
The poor child flushed painfully while admitting the meagerness of her wardrobe.
Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John
2
The outstanding notes of his boyhood had been poverty and meagerness.
The Vision Splendid
3
Oh, the poverty of mortal mind, the sad meagerness of the human soul!
Mince Pie
4
It is almost shames me as to the meagerness of the gift I bring.
The Red Acorn
5
Peter had a glimpse of its poverty and its meagerness.
The Street of Seven Stars
1
Her satin dress was a mere sheath, so conspicuous by its severity and scantness that every one in the dining-room stared.
The Song of the Lark
Usage of exiguity in English
1
His jaw fell; there was a remarkable exiguity about the coat which was inexplicable.
Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners)
2
He would rank with Wolfe; indeed, considering the exiguity of his means, his feat would surpass that of Wolfe.
The Bastonnais / Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775...
Translations for exiguity
Spanish
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Exiguity through the time