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meagreness

/ˈmiː.ɡə.nəs/

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noun

/ˈmiː.ɡə.nəs/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее качество или состояние недостаточности по количеству, качеству или объёму; скудость или нехватка.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being deficient in quantity, quality, or extent; scantiness or insufficiency.

uncountable

  1. Quality of being meagerB2formalbritish

    The state or quality of being insufficient, scant, or lacking in quantity or richness.

    ruСкудность

    • The meagreness of the soil made farming difficult.
    • He commented on the meagreness of the portion served.
    • The report highlighted the meagreness of available resources.
    • She was disappointed by the meagreness of the scholarship funds.

    Synonymsdearthexiguityinsufficiencylackpaucitypovertyscantinessscarcityshortagesparseness

    Antonymsabundanceamplenesscopiousnessplentyrichness

Forms
  • meagrenesses plural form
  • meagrenesses' possessive plural form
  • meagreness's possessive singular form