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单词 unpopulousness
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unpopulousnessn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒpjᵿləsnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɑpjələsnəs/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and populousness n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, populousness n.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + populousness n. Compare later unpopulous adj.
The quality or condition of being sparsely populated.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [noun] > condition of being inhabited > not
soleintyc1400
unpopulousness1605
inhabitednessa1662
depopulation1697
uninhabitedness1727
unoccupancy1816
Adamless Eden1876
1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. Vv The vnpopulousnesse..[means] that no one Country is a defence for himselfe.
1753 Monthly Rev. Nov. 384 In the second chapter he considers the unpopulousness of Spain, and her want of agriculture.
1838 Calcutta Monthly Jrnl. July 101/1 Its grant is attributable to the poverty and unpopulousness of the colonies in question.
1991 W. L. Heat-Moon PrairyErth ii. 83 I like this prairie country because of its illusion of being away, out of, and I like how its unpopulousness seems to isolate it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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