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exiguity vs insufficiency

insufficiency vs exiguity

exiguity and insufficiency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exiguity Yes No No No
insufficiency Yes No No No
As nouns, insufficiency is a hypernym of exiguity; that is, insufficiency is a word with a broader meaning than exiguity:
  • exiguity: the quality of being meager
  • insufficiency: lack of an adequate quantity or number
Other hypernyms of exiguity include deficiency, inadequacy.
exiguity (noun) insufficiency (noun)
the quality of being meager lack of an adequate quantity or number
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
a lack of competence
Difference between exiguity and insufficiency

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