The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.