scantiness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
scantiness (countable and uncountable, plural scantinesses)
- (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
- (countable) The result or product of being scanty.
Synonyms[edit]
- (quality of being scanty): See Thesaurus:fewness
- (product of being scanty): dearth, meagerness, scarcity; see also Thesaurus:lack
Translations[edit]
quality of being scanty
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References[edit]
- “scantiness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “scantiness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.