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noun ADJ. appreciable, considerable, enormous, fair, great, huge, large, massive, prodigious, sheer, substantial, vast | minute, modest, small | maximum, minimum | increasing | average | sufficient Gas was detected in sufficient quantity to warrant careful monitoring. PREP. in ~ There is a discount for goods bought in quantity. | ~ of A quantity of jewellery was taken during the burglary.
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quantity
adjectives
a large quantity
• A large quantity of clothing was stolen from the shop.
a great quantity
(= more formal than 'large' )
• The Romans imported a great quantity of sculpture from Greece.
a vast/huge/enormous quantity
• Computers can handle vast quantities of data.
a considerable/substantial quantity
(= a large or fairly large amount )
• Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.
a sufficient quantity
(= enough )
• How did they obtain sufficient quantities of food to survive?
a small quantity
• Remove a small quantity of butter from the fridge.
a tiny quantity
(= very small )
• This truly great wine is only made in tiny quantities.
a minute quantity
(= extremely small )
• The rock contains minute quantities of copper.
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