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Significados de scantness em inglês

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The quality of being meager.

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      Examples for "leanness"
      Examples for "leanness"
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      Meanwhile, athletes are far more prone, especially in sports that emphasize leanness.
      Climbing Magazine
      2
      The ladies of the harem gazed upon my leanness with commiserating wonder.
      The Magnificent Montez: From Courtesan to Convert
      3
      Old Dr. Kendal, six feet of leanness doubled up in an arm-chair.
      Mary Olivier: a Life
      4
      It had its desire, and as a consequence, 'leanness in its soul.'
      Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
      5
      The earth was the Lord's and the fulness thereof; also the leanness thereof.
      Twilight in Italy
      1
      Lucy wondered at the scantiness of Mrs. Burgoyne's musical memory that night.
      Eleanor
      2
      The general sterility of Media arises from the scantiness of the water supply.
      The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
      3
      But this scantiness of information need not cause us much regret.
      Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
      4
      With clothing, as with food, the usual tendency is towards an improper scantiness.
      The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economic...
      5
      The action reminded me of the scantiness of attire in which I stood arrayed.
      Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
      1
      Then we cripple their efficiency through the meagreness of their pay.
      The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
      2
      That he looked miserable-thathe was thin to meagreness, I had not seen.
      Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
      3
      And somehow the simple melody helped to conceal the meagreness of the childish words.
      A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
      4
      Then he had apologised for the meagreness of the meal.
      Where the Trail Divides
      5
      They were present to me now, but coolly and sanely in all their meagreness.
      Greenmantle
      1
      The poorness of his play was accentuated by the brilliance of Joe's.
      Psmith in the City
      2
      I never could see no 'poorness of spirit,' come to git at 'em.
      In Exile, and Other Stories
      3
      The poorness of the subject and the richness of the price shocked her profoundly.
      Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
      4
      I am taught the poorness of our invention, the ugliness of towns and palaces.
      Essays — Second Series
      5
      He apologised first for the poorness of the entertainment, saying that he had done his best.
      The King's Achievement
      1
      The poor child flushed painfully while admitting the meagerness of her wardrobe.
      Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John
      2
      The outstanding notes of his boyhood had been poverty and meagerness.
      The Vision Splendid
      3
      Oh, the poverty of mortal mind, the sad meagerness of the human soul!
      Mince Pie
      4
      It is almost shames me as to the meagerness of the gift I bring.
      The Red Acorn
      5
      Peter had a glimpse of its poverty and its meagerness.
      The Street of Seven Stars
      1
      His jaw fell; there was a remarkable exiguity about the coat which was inexplicable.
      Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners)
      2
      He would rank with Wolfe; indeed, considering the exiguity of his means, his feat would surpass that of Wolfe.
      The Bastonnais / Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775...
      Uso de scantness em inglês
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      Her satin dress was a mere sheath, so conspicuous by its severity and scantness that every one in the dining-room stared.
      The Song of the Lark
      Translations for scantness
      espanhol
      escasez
      Scantness ao longo do tempo