INDEFINITE QUANTITY

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III. Transcendental Relations of DISCONTINUED QUANTITY or Number, may be distributed into such as are either

Comparative; denoting either a greater or lesser number then ordi∣nary
- MULTITUDE, many, numerous, a world of, multiply, increase, propagate, store, swarm, thick, press, crowd throng, rout.
- FEWNESS, Paucity, decrease, small number, thin, diminish∣ing.

One, or more then one.
- SINGULARITY, Individual, numerical, single.
- PLVRALITY, more

singular
plural
few		Few were chosen.
fewer	Fewer are going to church these days.
many		Many were chosen.
several		Several were chosen.

Being or Substance, namely when the things compared are considered
- Singly and intire, Being either of an ordinary size, or more or less then ordinary.
  - INDIFFERENCE, Pretty big, passable, reasonable, so so.
    - 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.
    - LITTLENESS, Smalness, Petty, Minute, Modicum, Scautling, diminutive, less, least, poor, abate, allay, extenuate, Elf, Dwarf, Shrimp, Tit, Dandiprat, Pigmy.

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.)
less		Less is known about this period of history.
lesser
least

Conjunctly; as consisting of several individuals or parts, whereof there are together an ordinary number, or more or less then ordinary.
- MEDIOCRITY, a pretty deal, an indifferent quantity, mean, reasonable.
  - ABOVNDANCE, a great deal, much, a world, affluence, plenty, store, copious, flush, satiate, flow, fluent, luxuriant, enough and to spare.
  - SCARCITY, Little, want, dearth, pinching, scant, bare, jejune, lack.

plenty		Thanks, that's plenty.
Abundance
Affluence
little		Little is known about this period of history.
scarce
Scanty

Vse, with respect to the quantity of it, whether such as may by its just proportion promote the end, or such as may hinder it, by being too much, or too little.
- SUFFICIENCY, enough, big or much enough, competency, moderate, satisfie, serve, well, full.
  - 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.
  - 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 an ordinary goodness, or more or less then ordinary.
- INDIFFERENCY, Pretty well, tolerable, not amiss.
  - EXCELLENCY, extraordinary good, eminence, preheminence, egregious, eximious, incom∣parable, superlative, soveraign, transcendent, singular, heroic, high, noble, gallant, choice, passing, rare, remarkable, notable, Paragon, Mirrour.
  - 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.