“an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”
Word Forms
meager
adjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meagre
adjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
lean
adjective
containing little excess
poor
adjective
not sufficient to meet a need
scanty
adjective
lacking in amplitude or quantity
scant
adjective
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
exiguous
adjective
extremely scanty
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dürftigkeit
die Eigenschaft, dürftig zu sein; -George Eliot
🇫🇷French
maigreur
la qualité d'être maigre; -George Eliot
🇪🇸Spanish
escasez
la cualidad de ser magro; -George Elliot
🇮🇹Italian
meschinità
la qualità di essere magro; -George Eliot
🇳🇱Dutch
magerheid
de kwaliteit van mager zijn; -George Eliot
🇵🇹Portuguese
escassez
a qualidade de ser escasso; -George Eliot
🇷🇺Russian
скудность
качество скудности; -Джордж Элиот
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अल्पता
अल्प होने का गुण; -जॉर्ज एलियट
🇧🇩Bengali
তুচ্ছতা
তুচ্ছ হওয়ার গুণমান; -জর্জ এলিয়ট
🇮🇳Tamil
அற்பத்தனம்
அற்பமாக இருக்கும் தரம்; -ஜார்ஜ் எலியட்
🇮🇳Telugu
అల్పత్వం
తక్కువ ఉండటం నాణ్యత; -జార్జ్ ఎలియట్
🇮🇳Marathi
तुटपुंजेपणा
अल्प असण्याची गुणवत्ता; -जॉर्ज एलियट
🇮🇳Gujarati
અલ્પતા
અલ્પ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા; -જ્યોર્જ એલિયટ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಲ್ಪತನ
ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ಎಂಬ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ; -ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಎಲಿಯಟ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
തുച്ഛത
തുച്ഛമായ ഗുണനിലവാരം; - ജോർജ്ജ് എലിയറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਮਰਤਾ
ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ; -ਜਾਰਜ ਇਲੀਅਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
معمولی پن
معمولی ہونے کا معیار؛ - جارج ایلیٹ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
贫乏
贫乏的品质； ——乔治·艾略特
🇯🇵Japanese
貧弱さ
貧弱であることの特質。 -ジョージ・エリオット
🇰🇷Korean
빈약함
빈약한 품질; -조지 엘리엇
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ít ỏi
phẩm chất ít ỏi; -George Eliot
🇹🇭Thai
ความขาดแคลน
คุณภาพของการขาดแคลน -จอร์จ เอเลียต
🇮🇩Indonesian
kelangkaan
kualitas menjadi miskin; -George Eliot
🇵🇭Filipino
kakapusan
ang kalidad ng pagiging kakarampot; -George Eliot
🇲🇾Malay
ketandusan
kualiti menjadi sedikit; -George Eliot
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الهزال
نوعية كونها هزيلة. -جورج إليوت
🇮🇷Persian
ناچیز بودن
کیفیت ناچیز بودن؛ -جرج الیوت
🇹🇷Turkish
yetersizlik
yetersiz olmanın niteliği; -George Eliot
🇮🇱Hebrew
דלות
איכות היותו דל; -ג'ורג' אליוט
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'meagerness'?
The primary meaning of 'meagerness' is 'the quality of being meager; -George Eliot'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'meagerness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'meagerness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'meagerness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'meagerness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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