Definitions for scantiness
scant·i·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguitynoun

   the quality of being meager

   "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scantinessnoun

   The quality of being scanty.

2. scantinessnoun

   The result or product of being scanty.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scantinessnoun

   Etymology: from scanty.

   1. Narrowness; want of space; want of compass.

   Virgil has sometimes two of them in a line; but the scantiness of our heroick verse is not capable of receiving more than one. Dryden.

   2. Want of amplitude or greatness.

   Alexander was much troubled at the scantiness of nature itself, that there were no more worlds for him to disturb. South.

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1. scantiness

   Scantiness refers to the state or condition of being scarce, insufficient, limited, sparse or inadequate in amount, size or extent. It represents a lack of abundance or plentifulness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scantinessnoun

   quality or condition of being scanty

Matched Categories

1. • Insufficiency

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce scantiness?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

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   Australian

   Natasha

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   Indian

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How to say scantiness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scantiness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scantiness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scantiness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scantiness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=scantiness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scantiness
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=scantiness