meagerness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmiɡərnəs/ UK /ˈmiːɡənəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the quality of being scant, inadequate, or thin

The meagerness of the rations left the soldiers weak.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being scant,... scarcity scantiness paucity insufficiencysparsenesspoverty

Opposites

abundance plenty profusion ampleness

Word family

Related forms meager meagerly meagre

Etymology

From meager (from Old French maigre, from Latin macer 'lean, thin') plus the noun suffix -ness. The quality of being scant, thin, or inadequate.

maigre Old French macer Latin

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# meagerness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmiɡərnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈmiːɡənəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being scant, inadequate, or thin

## Examples
- The meagerness of the rations left the soldiers weak.

## Synonyms
- scarcity
- scantiness
- paucity
- insufficiency
- sparseness
- poverty

## Antonyms
- abundance
- plenty
- profusion
- ampleness

## Related Forms
- meager
- meagerly
- meagre

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: maigre
- Root: macer

## Etymology
From meager (from Old French maigre, from Latin macer 'lean, thin') plus the noun suffix -ness. The quality of being scant, thin, or inadequate.

## AI Etymology
Meagerness comes from meager (from Old French maigre, from Latin macer 'lean, thin') plus the noun suffix -ness. The quality of being scant, thin, or inadequate. The etymological trail includes Old French maigre, Latin macer. The same word family includes meager, meagerly, meagre. Its current noun use means "the quality of being scant, inadequate, or thin".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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