scantiness
scantiness · scantinesses
The quality of being scantyThe quality of being scanty.
US/skˈæntinəs/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being scanty.
the quality of being meager
(countable)The result or product of being scanty.
Forms
plural: scantinesses| Singular | scantiness |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsquality of being scanty:fewness
product of being scanty:dearth
Close in meaning
- Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing.:skimpiness
- the quality of being meager:meagernessmeagrenessleannesspoornessscantnessexiguity
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedscanty
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable