Scant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

limit in quality or quantity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈænt/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈant/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈant/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈænt/.

Examples

sting with the allowance
a light pound
a scant cup of sugar

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

short skimp light stint

Parts of Speech

verb	work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
verb	limit in quality or quantity
verb	supply sparingly and with restricted quantities “sting with the allowance”
adjective	less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so “a light pound”

Word Forms

stinter	noun	an economizer who stints someone with something
scantness	noun	the quality of being meager; -George Eliot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wenig

hastig oder nachlässig arbeiten; unzureichend und oberflächlich umgehen

🇫🇷French

peu

travailler à la hâte ou avec négligence ; traiter de manière inadéquate et superficielle

🇪🇸Spanish

escaso

trabajar apresuradamente o descuidadamente; abordar de manera inadecuada y superficial

🇮🇹Italian

scarso

lavorare frettolosamente o con noncuranza; affrontare in modo inadeguato e superficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

schaars

haastig of onzorgvuldig werken; onvoldoende en oppervlakkig omgaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

escasso

trabalhar apressadamente ou descuidadamente; lidar de forma inadequada e superficial

🇷🇺Russian

скудный

работать поспешно или небрежно; относиться неадекватно и поверхностно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अल्प

जल्दबाजी या लापरवाही से काम करना; अपर्याप्त और सतही ढंग से निपटें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বল্প

দ্রুত বা অযত্নে কাজ করা; অপর্যাপ্ত এবং অতিমাত্রায় মোকাবেলা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறியது

அவசரமாக அல்லது கவனக்குறைவாக வேலை செய்யுங்கள்; போதுமான மற்றும் மேலோட்டமாக சமாளிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తక్కువ

తొందరపాటుగా లేదా నిర్లక్ష్యంగా పని చేయండి; సరిపోని మరియు ఉపరితలంగా వ్యవహరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तुटपुंजे

घाईघाईने किंवा निष्काळजीपणे काम करा; अपुरी आणि वरवरची हाताळणी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલ્પ

ઉતાવળથી અથવા બેદરકારીથી કામ કરો; અપૂરતી અને ઉપરછલ્લી રીતે વ્યવહાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ

ಆತುರದಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಜಾಗರೂಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿ; ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുച്ഛമായ

തിടുക്കത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അശ്രദ്ധമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക; അപര്യാപ്തമായും ഉപരിപ്ലവമായും കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ

ਜਲਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ; ਨਾਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਹੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਜਿੱਠੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہت کم

جلدی یا لاپرواہی سے کام کرنا؛ ناکافی اور سطحی طور پر نمٹنے کے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

很少

工作匆忙或粗心；处理不充分和肤浅

🇯🇵Japanese

乏しい

急いで、または不用意に仕事をする。不十分かつ表面的に対処する

🇰🇷Korean

부족한

성급하게 또는 부주의하게 일하다; 부적절하고 피상적으로 다루다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ít ỏi

làm việc vội vàng hoặc bất cẩn; giải quyết một cách không đầy đủ và hời hợt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เพียงพอ

ทำงานอย่างเร่งรีบหรือประมาทเลินเล่อ จัดการกับความไม่เพียงพอและผิวเผิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedikit

bekerja dengan tergesa-gesa atau sembarangan; menangani secara tidak memadai dan dangkal

🇵🇭Filipino

kulang

magtrabaho nang madalian o walang ingat; makitungo sa hindi sapat at mababaw

🇲🇾Malay

kurang

bekerja dengan tergesa-gesa atau cuai; berurusan dengan tidak mencukupi dan dangkal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضئيلة

العمل على عجل أو بلا مبالاة؛ التعامل معها بطريقة غير كافية وسطحية

🇮🇷Persian

اندک

با عجله یا بی دقتی کار کنید. برخورد ناکافی و سطحی

🇹🇷Turkish

yetersiz

aceleyle veya dikkatsizce çalışmak; yetersiz ve yüzeysel bir şekilde ele almak

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָעוּם

לעבוד בחופזה או ברישול; להתמודד בצורה לא מספקת ושטחית

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