SCANTINESS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the quality of being meager

Example: an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot

Synonyms

Meagreness, Scantiness, Meagerness, Poorness, Exiguity

🔗 Related Words

scanty – A related word in the same word family.

ness – A related word in the same word family.

🧩 Fun Fact

Technical fields like law and medicine preserve Latin and Greek because precision matters more than simplicity.

➡️ Words that Start with SC

Scam Scombroidea Scuttling Sconces Scrawlers Scheduler Scuts Scrappier Scrofulas Scheme Scientific Schistorrhachis

Words that End with SS ⬅️

Subsequentness Subservientness Substantialness Subversiveness Success Successfulness Successiveness Succinctness Succuss Suckless Suddenness Sugariness