SCANTNESS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word scantness. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| dearth | nounn | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| deficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| insufficiency | nounn | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| paucity | nounn | |||||
noun • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| scarcity | nounn | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| shortage | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||
| sparsity | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness | ||||||
| exiguity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||
| leanness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager • the property of having little body fat | ||||||
| meagerness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||
| meagreness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||
| poorness | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • less than adequate • the quality of being meager • the quality of being poorly made or maintained | ||||||
| scantiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being meager • Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. | ||||||
