Spareness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness

the property of having little body fat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈeənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈeənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈɛɹnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leanness sparsity sparseness thinness

Antonyms

fatness

Word Forms

sparse	adjective	not dense
spare	adjective	thin and fit
thin	adjective	(of sound) lacking resonance or volume
lean	adjective	lacking excess flesh; ; -Shakespeare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sparsamkeit

die Eigenschaft, spärlich oder verstreut zu sein; es mangelt an Dichte

🇫🇷French

parcimonie

la propriété d'être rare ou dispersé; manque de densité

🇪🇸Spanish

sobra

la propiedad de ser escaso o disperso; carente de densidad

🇮🇹Italian

parsimonia

la proprietà di essere scarsi o dispersi; privo di densità

🇳🇱Dutch

spaarzaamheid

de eigenschap schaars of verspreid te zijn; zonder dichtheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

moderação

a propriedade de ser escasso ou disperso; falta de densidade

🇷🇺Russian

экономность

свойство быть скудным или рассеянным; не хватает плотности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विरक्ति

अल्प या बिखरा हुआ होने का गुण; सघनता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অতিরিক্ততা

স্বল্প বা বিক্ষিপ্ত হওয়ার সম্পত্তি; ঘনত্বের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

மிச்சம்

சொற்பமான அல்லது சிதறிய சொத்து; அடர்த்தி இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

పొదుపు

తక్కువ లేదా చెల్లాచెదురుగా ఉన్న ఆస్తి; సాంద్రత లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुटेपणा

तुटपुंजी किंवा विखुरलेली मालमत्ता; घनता नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાલીપણું

અલ્પ અથવા વેરવિખેર હોવાની મિલકત; ઘનતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಡುವು

ಅಲ್ಪ ಅಥವಾ ಚದುರಿದ ಆಸ್ತಿ; ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂന്യത

തുച്ഛമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചിതറിക്കിടക്കുന്ന സ്വത്ത്; സാന്ദ്രത കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਧੂ

ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਖਿੰਡੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ; ਘਣਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

فاضلیت

کم یا بکھرے ہوئے ہونے کی خاصیت؛ کثافت کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

节俭

财产稀少或分散；缺乏稠密性

🇯🇵Japanese

余裕

不足している、または散在しているという性質。密度が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

여유

부족하거나 흩어져 있는 성질; 밀도가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rảnh rỗi

tính chất ít ỏi, rải rác; thiếu mật độ

🇹🇭Thai

ความว่าง

คุณสมบัติมีน้อยหรือกระจัดกระจาย ขาดความหนาแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelonggaran

sifat menjadi sedikit atau tersebar; kurang kepadatan

🇵🇭Filipino

tipid

ang ari-arian ng pagiging kakaunti o nakakalat; kulang sa siksik

🇲🇾Malay

kelonggaran

harta yang sedikit atau bertaburan; kurang ketumpatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطع الغيار

خاصية كونها هزيلة أو متناثرة. تفتقر إلى الكثافة

🇮🇷Persian

صرفه جویی

خاصیت کم یا پراکنده بودن; فاقد تراکم

🇹🇷Turkish

zayıflık

az veya dağınık olma özelliği; yoğunluk eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסינות

התכונה להיות מועטה או מפוזרת; חסר צפיפות

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The primary meaning of 'spareness' is 'the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness'.

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Using 'spareness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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