Fewness
111paucity — [n] lack, scarcity absence, dearth, deficiency, famine, fewness, insufficience, insufficiency, meagerness, paltriness, poverty, rarity, scantiness, scarceness, shortage, slenderness, slightness, smallness, sparseness, sparsity; concepts… …
112Sprechen — (s. ⇨ Reden und ⇨ Zunge). 1. Anders spricht der Herr, anders der Knecht. Lat.: Alia Leucon, alia Leuconis asinus portat. (Philippi, I, 18.) 2. Bann me sprecht: Adjé, Kaffée, Schossée, doa hoat me ke gât Zeit. (Henneberg.) – Frommann, III, 410, 96 …
113polypoly — A market condition characterized by the fewness of sellers where this has a direct effect on prices …
114few — [fyo͞o] adj. [ME fewe < OE feawe, feawa, pl., akin to OFris fē, Goth fawai, pl. < IE base * pōu , small, little > L paucus, Gr pauros, little] not many; a small number of [few seats were left, a few people came] pron. not many; a small… …
115paucity — [pô′sə tē] n. [ME paucyte < MFr or L: MFr paucité < L paucitas < paucus,FEW] 1. fewness; small number 2. scarcity; dearth; insufficiency …
116few — adj. & n. adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). n. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some but not many (a few words should be added; a few of his friends were there). 2 a small number, not many (many are called but few are chosen). 3 (prec.… …
117pau|ci|ty — «P swa> tee», noun. 1. a small number; fewness: »the paucity of the troops (John L. Motley). 2. a small amount; scarcity; lack: »Because of the paucity of coonskins, he s using Australian rabbit, skunk, and even American silver fox (Wall… …
118pov|er|ty — «POV uhr tee», noun. 1. the condition of being poor: »Being out of work usually causes poverty. 2. lack of what is needed; poor quality: »The poverty of the soil makes the crops small. SYNONYM(S): deficiency. 3. Figurative. a small amount;… …
119rar|i|ty — «RAIR uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. something rare: »A person over one hundred years old is a rarity. He was that priceless rarity, an intuitive thinker who was able to assemble and grasp great generalities (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): exception. 2.… …
120EZEKIEL — EZEKIEL, a major prophet who is said to have begun prophesying in the fifth year of Jehoiachin s exile in Babylonia, seven years before the final fall of Jerusalem; his prophecies are recorded in the book that bears his name. The name Ezekiel… …
