Synonyms for scantness
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Noun
1. Scantiness
scantiness, meagerness US, meagreness UK, exiguity, leanness, poorness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being scant.
Example sentences
- poorness When I mock poorness, then Heaven make me poor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scantness | steady | |
| leanness | steady | |
| poorness | falling | |
| scantiness | falling | |
| exiguity | rising | |
| smallness | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- leanness, poorness, exiguity
- 9 letters
- smallness2
- 10 letters
- scantiness3, meagerness, meagreness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (smallness2 = 2 syllables).