Small size or capacity of a place, etc. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > smallness or scantiness of extent (12) narrownesseOE Small size or capacity of a place, etc. Obsolete. straitnessc1384 The quality of being strait, in various senses. Tightness; insufficiency or scantiness of breadth, area, or spatial extent, narrowness. strictness1604 In physical senses: Narrowness, straitness; tightness, close compression. Obsolete. pinchedness1857 boxiness1882 The quality of being boxy (in various senses of boxy, adj.2). pokiness1886 The quality of being poky (in various senses); esp. (North American) dullness, slowness. Subcategories:— compactness (6) |
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