ex·i·gu·i·ty \ˌeksəˈgyüəd.ē, ˌegzə-\noun (-es) Etymology: Latin exiguitat-, exiguitas, from exiguus + -itat-, -itas -ity : exiguous state or character : scantiness, smallness < an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes — George Eliot >