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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

scantiness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English scanty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English scantiness From scanty + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

Forms

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scantinesses Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

meagerness · fewness (quality of being scanty) · dearth (product of being scanty) · scarcity

Translations (2)

ota قلت (quality of being scanty) · la exiguitās (quality of being scanty)