Synonyms for sparseness

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thinness · sparsity · spareness

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The state or quality of being sparse.

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

Forms

Plural

sparsenesses → sparsities, thinnesses, sparenesses…

Example sentences

• sparsity The sparsity of evidence made the historian cautious.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

thinness², sparsity

9 letters

spareness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (thinness² = 2 syllables).