meager
Having little flesh; lean; thinHaving little flesh; lean; thin.
Meaning
4 senses(Canada, US, common)Having little flesh; lean; thin.
mager
худо́йxudój, то́щийtóščij
(Canada, US, common)Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
A meager piece of cake in one bite.
The street outside my window furnishes meager entertainment.
mager
ску́дныйskúdnyj, бе́дныйbédnyj, ми́зерныйmízernyj
мізе́рнийmizérnyj, убо́гийubóhyj
deficient in amount or quality or extent
(Canada, US, common)Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
(Canada, US, common)Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, fFrom Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Akin, through the Indo-European root, to Old English mæġer (“meager, lean”), West Frisian meager (“meager”), Dutch mager (“meager”), German mager, Old Norse magr whence the Icelandic magur,
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Forms
meagerer, meagerestSynonyms
11 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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