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sparsenessthe quality of being thinly scattered or distributed; having few and widely spaced elements

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality of being thinly scattered or distributed; having few and widely spaced elements

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈspɛərsnəs/

Korean meaning: 희박함, 드문드문함; 요소들이 적고 넓게 흩어져 있는 상태

Korean pronunciation: **스페어**스니스

Example Sentences

  • The sparseness of his hair made him look older than his actual age.
  • The sparseness of good restaurants in this town is truly depressing.
  • My wallet shows a concerning sparseness of cash after yesterday's shopping spree.

sparseness

NOUN

//ˈspɛərsnəs//

the quality of being thinly scattered or distributed; having few and widely spaced elements

sparseness concept
💡 Concept

A traveler experiences the sparseness of landmarks across the vast desert highway

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sparseness rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the sparseness of light, darkness meets harshness!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈspɛərsnəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈspɛəsnəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootsparse
Suffix--ness

Origin

From Latin 'sparsus', meaning 'scattered' or 'spread out', which comes from the verb 'spargere' (to scatter or sprinkle). The word developed to describe things that are thinly distributed, like seeds scattered sparsely across a field.

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🎵Rhyme

harshnessdarkness
harshness
darkness

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📝Examples

The sparseness of his hair made him look older than his actual age.

The sparseness of good restaurants in this town is truly depressing.

😄 Fun example

My wallet shows a concerning sparseness of cash after yesterday's shopping spree.

😄 Fun example

The sparseness of emoji usage in his texts made me wonder if he was angry.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

scarcityraritypaucitythinnessmeagerness

Antonyms

abundancedensitythickness

Related

sparsescattereddispersedsporadic