fewness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fewness
before 900; Middle English fewenesse, Old English fēawnes. See few, -ness
Example Sentences
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The size of the army and the fewness of the roads did that.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Of these there was a fewness, for the most preferred to laud themselves or their relations rather than another, and accordingly most of the chatter was scornful of O'olo, and to his discredit.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd
His death might have been the conversion of thousands, of Callista; and the fewness of his days here would have been his claim to a blessed eternity hereafter.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry
His main points, however, were the fewness of the candidates present, the probable wealth of good material in hand, the new cinder track and the desirability of doing well in the intercollegiates.
From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells
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