en:category:quantity

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
plural
many Many were chosen.
several Several were chosen.
much Much was discussed at the meeting.
more (also countable, plural) More is better.
most (also countable, plural) Most was rotten. (Usually specified, such as in most of the food.)
plenty Thanks, that's plenty.
Abundance
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
few Few were chosen.
fewer Fewer are going to church these days.
less Less is known about this period of history.
lesser
least
little Little is known about this period of history.
scarce
Scanty
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