Synonyms for "sparseness" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

dearthexiguityinfrequency

Strong matches (5)

paucitypovertyrarityscantinessscarcity

Related words (7)

severitysmallnessstringencytightness

Noun(3 words)

sparenesssparsitythinness

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

7 entries

exiguityleannessmeagernessmeagrenesspoornessscantinessscantness

derived from

1 entries

sparse

is a

1 entries

meagerness

related to

1 entries

sparse

Translations

7 translations across 3 languages.

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Czech

1 entries

• řídkost noun (the state or quality of being sparse)

Hindi

1 entries

• विरलता noun (the state or quality of being sparse)

Italian

4 entries

• l'essere rada noun (the state or quality of being sparse)
• l'essere rade noun (the state or quality of being sparse)
• l'essere radi noun (the state or quality of being sparse)
• l'essere rado noun (the state or quality of being sparse)

Sample sentences

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The sparseness of the hair on his head made him long for his full-haired youth.

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