exiguousness
Definition
Noun: exiguousness refers to the state or quality of being extremely small, scanty, or meager in amount, size, or extent. It denotes a condition of insufficiency or limitedness.
Usage Examples
- (The extreme scarcity of food required strict control.)
- (The smallness of her income was inadequate.)
- (The cramped size of the living space was limiting.)
Advanced Usage
- "exiguousness of resources": a formal phrase used in economics or ecology to describe severe shortages.
- The exiguousness of natural resources in the region led to economic stagnation. (The extreme scarcity hindered development.)
Variants and Related Words
- Exiguous (adj): very small in size or amount; scanty.
- The exiguous budget for the project required creative solutions. (The budget was very limited.)
- Exiguity (n): a synonym for exiguousness; the quality of being exiguous.
- The exiguity of the evidence made the case difficult to prove. (The scantiness of evidence was problematic.)
Synonyms
- Scantiness: the state of being barely enough or insufficient.
- Meagerness: lack of quantity or quality; thinness.
- Sparseness: the quality of being thinly distributed or scarce.
Related Idioms
- A drop in the bucket: something very small or insignificant compared to what is needed.
- The donation was a drop in the bucket given the exiguousness of the charity's funds. (The donation was too small to make a real difference.)
- Bare bones: the essential, minimal, or reduced version of something.
- The exiguousness of the plan meant it was only a bare bones outline. (The plan was extremely minimal.)