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Webster 1913 Edition
Fewness
Few′ness
,Noun.
1.
The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity.
Shak.
2.
Brevity; conciseness.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fewness
FEW'NESS
, n.1.
Smallness of number; paucity.2.
Paucity of words; brevity. [Not used.]Definition 2024
fewness
fewness
English
Noun
fewness (usually uncountable, plural fewnesses)
- The state, quality, or condition of being few.
- 2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader (page 625)
- There are, says the Irish triad, 'three fewnesses that are better than plenty: a fewness of fine words; a fewness of cows on grass; a fewness of good friends around good ale'. As an Ulsterman I would agree.
- 2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader (page 625)
Translations
state of being few
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