ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sparseness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sparseness is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state or quality of being sparse.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state or quality of being sparse.

More Meanings

  1. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sparse.

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

Synonyms for sparseness

Depending on context, synonyms include spareness, sparsity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spareness, scantiness, scantity, scantness, scarceness, scarcity.

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