sparseness

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noun

The state or quality of being sparse.

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

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sparenesssparsitythinness
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Meanings

nounsparseness (countable and uncountable, plural sparsenesses)

plural sparsenesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being sparse.

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

  2. countablerareThe result or product of being sparse.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness

Similar
sparenesssparsitythinness
Broader
meagernessmeagrenessleanness
Also see
sparenesssparsitythinness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sparse + -ness.

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Translations

Czech řídkost
  • řídkostthe state or quality of being sparse
Hindi विरलता
  • विरलता (viraltā)the state or quality of being sparse
Italian l'essere rado, l'essere rada
  • l'essere radothe state or quality of being sparse
  • l'essere radathe state or quality of being sparse
  • l'essere radithe state or quality of being sparse
  • l'essere radethe state or quality of being sparse
  • radezzathe state or quality of being sparse
Cite this entry
APA

sparseness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparseness

MLA

“sparseness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparseness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparseness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparseness.

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