About The Word Scantness
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Scantness
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What's The Definition Of Scantness?
[n] the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scantness: exiguity | meagerness | meagreness | poorness | scantiness Related Terms | Find terms related to Scantness: See Also | deficiency | inadequacy | insufficiency | spareness | sparseness | sparsity Scantness In Webster's Dictionary \Scant"ness\, n.
The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness;
smallness; insufficiency; scantiness. ``Scantness of outward
things.'' --Barrow.
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