Meanings
nounscantiness (countable and uncountable, plural scantinesses)
plural scantinesses
- countableThe result or product of being scanty.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being scanty.
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product of being scanty
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More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of being meager
nounOf a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Latin exiguitās
- exiguitāsquality of being scanty
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APA
scantiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scantiness
MLA
“scantiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scantiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scantiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scantiness.
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