In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity
(noun) the quality of being meager; “an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”-George Eliot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exiguity (usually uncountable, plural exiguities)
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
Synonyms: exiguousness, meagreness, scantiness
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`i*gu"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. exiguitas, fr. exiguus small: cf. F. exiguité.]
Definition: Scantiness; smallness; thinness. [R.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2024
(noun) a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.