Exiguousness

/ɪɡˈzɪɡjuːəsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being meager, scanty, or inadequate.

Etymology

Noun form created by adding the suffix -ness to the adjective exiguous, representing the abstract quality or condition. English offers multiple ways to nominalize the same concept (exiguity vs. exiguousness).

Kelly Says

English gives us two words for this idea — exiguity (Latin-based) and exiguousness (Germanic-based) — which shows how the language constantly borrowed and innovated simultaneously.

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