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The quality of being meager.
leanness
scantiness
meagreness
poorness
meagerness
exiguity
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Examples for "
leanness
"
leanness
scantiness
meagreness
poorness
meagerness
Examples for "
leanness
"
1
Meanwhile, athletes are far more prone, especially in sports that emphasize
leanness
.
2
The ladies of the harem gazed upon my
leanness
with commiserating wonder.
3
Old Dr. Kendal, six feet of
leanness
doubled up in an arm-chair.
4
It had its desire, and as a consequence,
'
leanness
in its soul.'
5
The earth was the Lord's and the fulness thereof; also the
leanness
thereof.
1
Lucy wondered at the
scantiness
of Mrs. Burgoyne's musical memory that night.
2
The general sterility of Media arises from the
scantiness
of the water supply.
3
But this
scantiness
of information need not cause us much regret.
4
With clothing, as with food, the usual tendency is towards an improper
scantiness
.
5
The action reminded me of the
scantiness
of attire in which I stood arrayed.
1
Then we cripple their efficiency through the
meagreness
of their pay.
2
That he looked miserable-thathe was thin to
meagreness
,
I had not seen.
3
And somehow the simple melody helped to conceal the
meagreness
of the childish words.
4
Then he had apologised for the
meagreness
of the meal.
5
They were present to me now, but coolly and sanely in all their
meagreness
.
1
The
poorness
of his play was accentuated by the brilliance of Joe's.
2
I never could see no
'
poorness
of spirit,' come to git at 'em.
3
The
poorness
of the subject and the richness of the price shocked her profoundly.
4
I am taught the
poorness
of our invention, the ugliness of towns and palaces.
5
He apologised first for the
poorness
of the entertainment, saying that he had done his best.
1
The poor child flushed painfully while admitting the
meagerness
of her wardrobe.
2
The outstanding notes of his boyhood had been poverty and
meagerness
.
3
Oh, the poverty of mortal mind, the sad
meagerness
of the human soul!
4
It is almost shames me as to the
meagerness
of the gift I bring.
5
Peter had a glimpse of its poverty and its
meagerness
.
1
His jaw fell; there was a remarkable
exiguity
about the coat which was inexplicable.
2
He would rank with Wolfe; indeed, considering the
exiguity
of his means, his feat would surpass that of Wolfe.
1
Her satin dress was a mere sheath, so conspicuous by its severity and
scantness
that every one in the dining-room stared.
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