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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExility
/ɛkˈsɪl.ɪ.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being slender, thin, or meager.
"The distinct exility of the manuscript's lines hinted at a time of great scarcity." - 2
Meagerness, smallness, or insignificance in amount or quality.
"He noted with concern the exility of their resources as winter approached."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'exilitas', meaning thinness, slenderness, or smallness, stemming from 'exilis' (thin, meager). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Middle French 'exilité', preserving its classical nuance of physical or metaphorical slightness and paucity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exility" is said worldwide
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exilité
Transliteration: /ɛɡ.zi.li.te/
"L'exilité de ses moyens le poussa à la prudence."
Magerkeit
Transliteration: /ˈmaːɡɐkaɪ̯t/
"Die Magerkeit der Ergebnisse war enttäuschend."
esilità
Transliteration: /e.ziˈli.ta/
"L'esilità delle risorse ha complicato il progetto."
exilidad
Transliteration: /ek.si.liˈdad/
"La exilidad de sus ingresos apenas cubría los gastos."
exilidade
Transliteration: /e.zi.liˈda.dʒi/
"A exilidade do material chamou a atenção de todos."
अल्पता
Transliteration: alpatā
"संसाधनों की अल्पता के कारण काम रुक गया।"
纤细
Transliteration: xiānxì
"这种材料的纤细程度令人惊叹。"
빈약함
Transliteration: bin-yak-ham
"자원의 빈약함이 가장 큰 문제였다."
細弱
Transliteration: saijaku
"その構造の細弱さが懸念された。"
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