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sparseness

1 6.8

A small number or amount that is spread out

noun
/ˈspɑr.sən.nəs/

: escasez

The overall sparseness of population in the Northern kingdoms is related to the general backwardness not only of agriculture but of other aspects of the economy.

Examples

They searched the house, which took about five minutes because of the sparseness of the furnishings.

Fiction book (1999)
Still not enough furniture, but the sparseness reads as elegance.

Fiction book (1997)
How does the relative sparseness of detail affect the story?

Fiction book (1999)
The simplicity and sparseness provide a feeling of harmony, peace, and contentment.

Academic text (1996)
Meredith loved the vastness of it, the lack of crowding, and the sparseness.

Fiction book (1991)
The sparseness of vegetation in the desert creates a striking landscape.
The artist appreciated the sparseness of the room, allowing the few pieces of furniture to stand out.
Due to the sparseness of the crowd, he was able to see the stage clearly from his seat.

Synonyms

paucity

vssparseness

Formal

7 8.6

A small amount of something that is not enough

is less about total amount and more about low density or spread

low density

vssparseness

Specialized

1 3.7

A small amount of material in a space like foam or gas

uses the same physical idea but also covers general thin scattering

sparsity

vssparseness

1 7.6

A small number or amount spread far apart

is the general term for lack of density or fullness

spareness

vssparseness

1 8.1

A bare, simple style with very few details

is the broader label for lacking density or abundance

thinness

vssparseness

1 4.3

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

focuses more generally on lack of fullness rather than thickness

meagerness

vssparseness

1 7.0

A very small amount of something that is not enough

emphasizes general lack of density rather than just small amount

scarceness

vssparseness

1 7.2

A small amount of something that people need

stresses thin scattering and lack of fullness rather than availability

leanness

vssparseness

1 4.4

A small amount of something that is not enough

is more focused on spatial thinness and low density

scantness

vssparseness

7.7

A small amount of something that is not enough

is broader, covering both scattering and overall lack of fullness

scantiness

vssparseness

8.8

A small amount of something that is not enough

focuses more on thin spread and lack of density overall

fewness

vssparseness

9.9

A small number of people or things

refers more to thin distribution and lack of fullness rather than count

tenuousness

vssparseness

8.1

A thin or not thick state often about air

is broader, applying to general lack of fullness beyond physical senses

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

sparseness

1 6.8

scattered

1 3.5

thinness

1 3.3

crowdedness

3.6

density

55 4.2

Surface Forms

sparseness singular

sparsenesses plural

Morphology

sparseness = sparse (transparent) = sparse + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'sparse' with '-ness' to indicate the state or quality of being sparse; easily predicted by learners.

Etymology

Sparseness comes from the adjective sparse, which originally meant 'scattered' or 'thin', giving the image of things spread out with large empty spaces. So sparseness means having few parts close together or not enough of something.