1. 14 The meagerness of Chinese feudalism is evidenced by the absence of any real medieval productive cities.

2. Abstemiousness: 1 n moderation in eating and drinking Type of: moderation , temperance the trait of avoiding excesses n restricted to bare necessities Type of: exiguity , leanness , meagerness , meagreness , poorness , scantiness , scantness the quality of being meager