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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexiguïté
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-zee-gwee-tay
"L'exiguïté des ressources a compliqué le projet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being inadequate in quantity, extent, or degree; insufficiency.
"The scantiness of the rainfall led to a severe agricultural drought." - 2
The property of being sparse, meager, or barely sufficient.
"He was struck by the scantiness of the historical records available for that era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'scanty', which originated in the late 15th century from Old Norse 'skamt', meaning short or brief. The noun suffix '-ness' was added to denote a state or quality of being limited in quantity, size, or extent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scantiness" is said worldwide
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exiguïté
Transliteration: eh-zee-gwee-tay
"L'exiguïté des ressources a compliqué le projet."
Spärlichkeit
Transliteration: shpɛʁlɪçkaɪt
"Die Spärlichkeit der Informationen machte die Analyse schwierig."
exiguità
Transliteration: eh-zee-goo-ee-tah
Script: esiguità
"L'esiguità dei fondi ha limitato la ricerca."
escasez
Transliteration: es-ka-sez
"La escasez de agua afectó a toda la región."
escassez
Transliteration: is-ka-sez
"A escassez de alimentos preocupava as autoridades."
अल्पता
Transliteration: alptaa
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"संसाधनों की अल्पता के कारण काम रुक गया।"
不足
Transliteration: bù zú
Script: 中文汉字
"资料的不足给研究带来了困难。"
빈약함
Transliteration: bin-yak-ham
Script: 한국어 한글
"자료의 빈약함이 연구의 한계였다."
乏しさ
Transliteration: 乏しさ
Script: 日本語
"情報の乏しさが問題解決を難しくした。"
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