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Meager

adjective/mˈiːɡɚ/
Definition
deficient in amount or quality or extent
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈiːɡɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈiːɡə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈiːɡə/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈiːɡɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivedeficient in amount or quality or extent
“meager resources”
Word Forms
meagernessnounthe quality of being meager; -George Eliot
meagrenessnounthe quality of being meager; -George Eliot
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dürftig
mangelhaft in Menge, Qualität oder Umfang
🇫🇷French
maigre
déficient en quantité, en qualité ou en étendue
🇪🇸Spanish
pobre
deficiente en cantidad, calidad o extensión
🇮🇹Italian
magro
carente in quantità, qualità o portata
🇳🇱Dutch
mager
gebrekkig in hoeveelheid, kwaliteit of omvang
🇵🇹Portuguese
escasso
deficiente em quantidade, qualidade ou extensão
🇷🇺Russian
скудный
недостаточный по количеству, качеству или степени
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अल्प
मात्रा या गुणवत्ता या सीमा में कमी
🇧🇩Bengali
সামান্য
পরিমাণ বা গুণমান বা পরিমাণে ঘাটতি
🇮🇳Tamil
அற்ப
அளவு அல்லது தரம் அல்லது அளவில் குறைபாடு
🇮🇳Telugu
తక్కువ
మొత్తం లేదా నాణ్యత లేదా మేరకు లోపం
🇮🇳Marathi
अल्प
रक्कम किंवा गुणवत्ता किंवा प्रमाणात कमतरता
🇮🇳Gujarati
અલ્પ
રકમ અથવા ગુણવત્તા અથવા હદમાં ઉણપ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ
ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തുച്ഛമായ
അളവിലോ ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിലോ പരിധിയിലോ കുറവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਾਮੂਲੀ
ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
معمولی
مقدار یا معیار یا حد میں کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
微薄
数量、质量或程度不足
🇯🇵Japanese
貧弱な
量、質、程度が不足している
🇰🇷Korean
마른
양이나 질, 정도가 부족하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ít ỏi
thiếu về số lượng hoặc chất lượng hoặc mức độ
🇹🇭Thai
ขาดแคลน
ขาดปริมาณหรือคุณภาพหรือขอบเขต
🇮🇩Indonesian
kurus
kekurangan dalam jumlah atau kualitas atau luasnya
🇵🇭Filipino
kakarampot
kulang sa dami o kalidad o lawak
🇲🇾Malay
sedikit
kekurangan dalam jumlah atau kualiti atau takat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هزيلة
ناقصة في الكمية أو الجودة أو المدى
🇮🇷Persian
ناچیز
از نظر مقدار یا کیفیت یا میزان کمبود
🇹🇷Turkish
yetersiz
miktar veya kalite veya kapsam bakımından yetersiz
🇮🇱Hebrew
דַל
חסר בכמות או באיכות או בהיקף
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'meager'?
The primary meaning of 'meager' is 'deficient in amount or quality or extent'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'meager' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'meager' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'meager' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'meager' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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