SCANTINESS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word scantiness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SCANTINESS
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dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
scarcity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||||
deficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
inadequacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of an adequate quantity or number • a lack of competence • unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||||||||
insufficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
paucity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
shortage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||||
meagerness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||||
exiguity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||||
leanness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being meager • the property of having little body fat | ||||||||
meagreness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||||
poorness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • less than adequate • the quality of being meager • the quality of being poorly made or maintained | ||||||||
scantness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being meager | ||||||||
skimpiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. |