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- [spahrs]
- /spɑrs/
- /spɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahrs]
- /spɑrs/
Definitions of sparse word
- adjective sparse thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population. 1
- adjective sparse not thick or dense; thin: sparse hair. 1
- adjective sparse scanty; meager. 1
- adjective sparse Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area. 0
- adjective sparse scattered or scanty; not dense 0
- adjective sparse thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded 0
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Origin of sparse
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; < Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter, sparge
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Parts of speech for Sparse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sparse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sparse
adj sparse
- a few — small number of
- at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
adjective sparse
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
- junker — any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
Antonyms for sparse
adj sparse
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- ample — If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
adjective sparse
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- junglelike — Resemblng a jungle.
- jungly — resembling or suggesting a jungle.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- luxuriant — abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
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