en:category:quantity [Words]

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====== DISCONTINUED OR DISCRETE QUANTITY DESCRIPTIVE TERMS ( HIGH ) ======



  * Distributed as such 
    * MULTITUDE, many, numerous, a world of, multiply, increase, propagate, store, swarm, thick, press, crowd throng, rout.
  * Positive; concerning the Number of things, whether
    * PLVRALITY, more
  * Being or Substance, namely when the things compared are considered greater than ordinary size 
    * GREATNESS, Magnitude, ample, large, vast, huge, immense, grand, monstrous, pro∣digious, sound, swinging, whisker, main, much, magnifie, aggravate, exaggerate, a filthy deal, a foul deal, Gyant.
  * Conjunctly; as consisting of several individuals or parts, whereof there are together more than ordinary number 
    * ABOVNDANCE, a great deal, much, a world, affluence, plenty, store, copious, flush, satiate, flow, fluent, luxuriant, enough and to spare.
  * Vse, with respect to the quantity of it, whether such as may hinder it, by being too much. 
    * EXCESS, Redundance, superfluity, needless, exuberance, too much, overmuch, over∣charge, cloy, glutt, surfet, satiety, extreme, immoderate, luxuriant, rank, out of reason, wast, fly out, lash out.
  * Quality of it, denoting the being of a thing of a goodness more then ordinary.
    * EXCELLENCY, extraordinary good, eminence, preheminence, egregious, eximious, incom∣parable, superlative, soveraign, transcendent, singular, heroic, high, noble, gallant, choice, passing, rare, remarkable, notable, Paragon, Mirrour.




| excess        |{{:blank:excess.png}} |                   |
| plural    | {{:blank:plural.png}}                  |                       |
| many      | {{:blank:many.png}}                    | Many were chosen.     |
| several   | {{:blank:several.png}}                 | Several were chosen.  |
| much                           | {{:blank:much.png}}    |                                  Much was discussed at the meeting. |
| more (also countable, plural)  | {{:blank:more.png}}    | More is better.                                                     |
| most (also countable, plural)  | {{:blank:most.png}}    |  Most was rotten. (Usually specified, such as in most of the food.) | 
| plenty     | {{:blank:plenty.png}}  | Thanks, that's plenty.                         |
| Abundance  | {{:blank:abundant.png}}                       |                                                |
| Affluence  |                        |                                                |



====== DISCONTINUED OR DISCRETE QUANTITY DESCRIPTIVE WORDS ( LESS )  ======


  * Distributed as such 
    * FEWNESS, Paucity, decrease, small number, thin, diminish∣ing.
  * Being or Substance, namely when the things compared are considered lesser than ordinary size 
    * LITTLENESS, Smalness, Petty, Minute, Modicum, Scautling, diminutive, less, least, poor, abate, allay, extenuate, Elf, Dwarf, Shrimp, Tit, Dandiprat, Pigmy.
  * Conjunctly; as consisting of several individuals or parts, whereof there are together less than ordinary number 
    * SCARCITY, Little, want, dearth, pinching, scant, bare, jejune, lack.
  * Vse, with respect to the quantity of it, whether such as may hinder it, by being too little.
    * DEFECT, Not enough, lack, need, penury, indigent, necessitous, destitute, want, fail, fall short of, slender, jejune, incompetent, insufficient.
  * Quality of it, denoting the being of a thing of a goodness less then ordinary.
    * SORRINESS, mean, poor, vile, trivial, contemptible, despicable, frippery, Trash, Trum∣pery, Raff, Scum, Drugg, silly, slight, paultry, scurvy, poor, course, flat, pedling, cheap, worthless, Fellow, Sirrah, Companion, Rascal, Varlet, Wretch, Scoundril, Skip-jack, Scrub, Vrchin, Flirt, Gill, Iade.




| less          |{{:blank:less.png}}  |                   |
| few       | {{:blank:few.png}}                     | Few were chosen.      |
| fewer     | Fewer are going to church these days.  |                       |
| less                           | {{:blank:less.png}}    | Less is known about this period of history.                         |
| lesser | {{:blank:lesser.png}} | 
| least | {{:blank:least.png}} |
| little     | {{:blank:little.png}}  | Little is known about this period of history.  |
| scarce     |  {{:blank:scarce.png}} |                                                |
| Scanty     | {{:blank:scant.png}}   |                                                |