Definition of scantiness Scantiness

/skæˈntinʌs/ - [skanteenus] - scant•i•ness

We found 5 definitions of scantiness from 4 different sources.

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What does scantiness mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

scantiness - the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
  meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantness, exiguity
  deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
  wateriness the property of resembling the viscosity of water
  abstemiousness moderation in eating and drinking
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • scantiness (Noun)
    The quality of being scanty.
  • scantiness (Noun)
    The result or product of being scanty.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scantiness (n.)
    Quality or condition of being scanty.

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