Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahrs]
- /spɑrs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spahrs]
- /spɑrs/
Definitions of sparseness word
- adjective sparseness thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population. 1
- adjective sparseness not thick or dense; thin: sparse hair. 1
- adjective sparseness scanty; meager. 1
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Origin of sparseness
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 Sparseness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sparseness 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sparseness
noun sparseness
- fewness — the state of being few or small in quantity; paucity.
- gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
- insufficience — Obsolete form of insufficiency.
- meagerness — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
Antonyms for sparseness
noun sparseness
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
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