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🥄 Not enough 👗 Very little covering
scantiness

scantiness

8.8
The small amount of cloth in clothes that makes them very revealing
  • noun
  • /ˈskæntɪnəs/
  • NSFW
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  • Despite the scantiness of his costume, the performer moved confidently across the stage.

Examples

  • Some critics argue that the scantiness of runway fashions is growing each year.

  • The scantiness of her dress turned several heads at the formal event.

  • The scantiness surprised everyone!

  • Her scantiness was evident.

  • The scantiness of her dress left little to the imagination during the summer party.

  • Many swimwear designs highlight scantiness, making them popular for beach outings.

  • The scantiness of fabric in his costume made it perfect for the hot weather theatre production.

Synonyms

sheerness
vsscantiness
1 4.5

Thin, light fabric that is almost see-through

is about small, revealing garments, not just fabric transparency
skimpiness
vsscantiness
  • NSFW
7.7

Clothes that are very small and show a lot of skin

emphasizes how little body the garment covers rather than just shortness
scantness
vsscantiness
7.7

A small amount of something that is not enough

refers specifically to garments that cover very little of the body

Antonyms

coverage
181 4.0

The amount a book or report includes about a subject

fullness
7 2.7

A state in which something has as much inside as it can hold

How Revealing

nudity
  • NSFW
69 4.6
scantiness
  • NSFW
8.8
coverage
181 4.0
modesty
15 3.8

Surface Forms

scantiness singular
scantinesses plural

Morphology

scantiness = scanty (transparent) = scanty + ness

Derived from 'scanty' + '-ness'; the sense referring to garments follows directly from 'scanty' meaning 'providing little coverage'.

Etymology

Scantiness comes from the adjective scant, meaning 'short' or 'small', the same idea as 'scarce'. That's why scantiness can describe clothing that covers very little of the body.