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spareness

1 8.1

A bare, simple style with very few details

noun
/ˈspɛrnəs/

: escasez

The spareness of the landscape emphasized the harsh conditions of the environment.

Examples

But then also life, in its hardness and spareness, would be perhaps peaceful and abstract, the vocabulary reduced to match the specificity of life: man and woman and you and I.

Fiction book (2001)
One of the characteristics of Shand's prose is the spareness, the lack of excess or ornamentation.

Academic text (1997)
Lovett's biblical training survives in the narrative spareness of his style, but without the exegetical expansiveness he disliked in Methodist preaching.

Academic text (1998)
The author's deliberate spareness in description allows readers to imagine the scene vividly.
In her artwork, the spareness of color highlights the emotional depth of the subject.

Synonyms

paucity

vsspareness

Formal

7 8.6

A small amount of something that is not enough

suggests general lack of fullness or density, not only low amount

sparseness

vsspareness

1 6.8

A small number or amount that is spread out

is the general quality of being scanty and lacking fullness

sparsity

vsspareness

1 7.6

A small number or amount spread far apart

is the general condition of being scanty and not full

meagerness

vsspareness

1 7.0

A very small amount of something that is not enough

is more about being bare or lacking fullness than amount alone

thinness

vsspareness

1 4.3

Not being full or dense, like a small crowd and a small number of hairs

highlights lack of fullness and a bare quality rather than shape

scarceness

vsspareness

1 7.2

A small amount of something that people need

focuses more on a bare quality and lack of density than supply

bareness

vsspareness

1 5.1

A plain, empty look with no decorations

relates more to lacking material or substance rather than mere plainness

leanness

vsspareness

1 4.4

A small amount of something that is not enough

leans toward lack of richness or substance rather than just emptiness

scantness

vsspareness

7.7

A small amount of something that is not enough

focuses more on lacking density or fullness rather than only shortage

scantiness

vsspareness

8.8

A small amount of something that is not enough

emphasizes lack of fullness or density rather than just low amount

skimpiness

vsspareness

NSFW

7.7

Clothes that are very small and show a lot of skin

is about overall lack of density or fullness, not clothing exposure

Antonyms

abundance

91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

fullness

7 2.7

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

How Sparse

scarcity

29 4.4

spareness

1 8.1

sufficiency

20 5.9

abundance

91 3.3

Surface Forms

spareness singular

sparenesses plural

Morphology

spareness = spare (transparent) = spare + ness

The word 'spareness' is transparently derived from 'spare' by adding the suffix '-ness', indicating a state or quality.

Etymology

Spareness is also linked to the word sparse, which means 'not full' or 'bare'. So the spareness of a room, a style, or a poem means it uses very little and leaves open space, making each part more noticeable.