The word for today is…
paucity (noun) -
1: smallness of number : fewness
2: smallness of quantity : dearth
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : Paucity refers to "littleness" in numbers (as in "a paucity of facts") or quantity ("a paucity of common sense"). The word comes from paucus, Latin for "little."
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The word for today is… puerile (adjective) - 1: juvenile 2: childish, silly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Puerile may call to mind qualities of youth and immaturity, but the term itself is no spring chicken. On the contrary, it's been around for more than three centuries, and its predecessors
The word for today is… avarice (noun) - : excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or profit : greediness, cupidity Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : A more formal synonym for greed, avarice has a long if uncomplicated history in English. Chaucer in his 14th-century The Parson's Tale compared avarice with covetise,
The word for today is… whelm (verb) - 1: to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect 2: to overcome in thought or feeling : overwhelm Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In the film comedy Ten Things I
The word for today is… moribund (adjective) - 1: being in the state of dying : approaching death 2: being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Moribund is still sometimes used in its original literal sense of "approaching death", but it's much more
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The word for today is… puerile (adjective) - 1: juvenile 2: childish, silly Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Puerile may call to mind qualities of youth and immaturity, but the term itself is no spring chicken. On the contrary, it's been around for more than three centuries, and its predecessors
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
