Scantiness: meaning, definitions and examples

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scantiness

 

[ หˆskรฆntinษ™s ]

Context #1

lack of

The state or quality of being meager, insufficient, or scarce.

Synonyms

insufficiency, meagerness, scarcity

Examples of usage

  • The scantiness of food supplies forced the refugees to ration their meals.
  • Despite the scantiness of evidence, the detective was able to solve the case.

Translations

Translations of the word "scantiness" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น escassez

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคฒเฅเคชเคคเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Knappheit

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kekurangan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะดะพัั‚ะฐั‚ะฝั–ัั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ niedostatek

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไธ่ถณ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท pรฉnurie

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ escasez

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kฤฑtlฤฑk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ€์กฑ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุฏุฑุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nedostatek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nedostatok

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไธ่ถณ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pomanjkanje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skortur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะตั‚ั–ัะฟะตัƒัˆั–ะปั–ะบ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒ™แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงatฤฑลŸmazlฤฑq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ escasez

Word origin

The word 'scantiness' originated from the Middle English word 'scante', meaning 'shortage'. Over time, it evolved to represent the state of being meager or insufficient. The concept of scantiness is often associated with scarcity and lack of abundance, highlighting the importance of resource management and allocation in various contexts.

See also: scant, scantily, scantly, scanty.