noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being scanty. uncountable
2. 2
   the quality of being meager wordnet
3. 3
   The result or product of being scanty. countable
4. 4
   Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

meagernessdearthscarcityabsenceausteritychinchiness

Antonyms

All antonyms

abundanceadequacyample evidenceboodles

Etymology

From scanty + -ness.