scantiness

English

Etymology

From scanty +‎ -ness

Noun

scantiness (countable and uncountable, plural scantinesses)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

References

  • scantiness in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • scantiness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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