FEWNESS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

fewness

noun

Definition of fewness

as in paucity

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paucity

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And there’s a challenge in writing about Musk and South Africa, because of basically a paucity of sources.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Broadwater and his lawyer had opted for a bench trial, hoping that a judge would see the paucity of evidence and wouldn’t be swayed by emotion.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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