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- [skant]
- /skænt/
- /ˈskæntnəs /
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- [skant]
- /skænt/
Definitions of scantness word
- adjective scantness barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice. 1
- adjective scantness limited; meager; not large: a scant amount. 1
- adjective scantness barely amounting to as much as indicated: a scant two hours; a scant cupful. 1
- adjective scantness having an inadequate or limited supply (usually followed by of): scant of breath. 1
- verb with object scantness to make scant; diminish. 1
- verb with object scantness to stint the supply of; withhold. 1
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Origin of scantness
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English (adj.) < Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short
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Parts of speech for Scantness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scantness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scantness
noun scantness
- dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- exiguousness — The quality of being meagre or scanty.
- meagerness — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
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