Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for meagerness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mee-ger
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi gər



Définition of meagerness

Origin :
  • also meagreness, early 15c., from meager + -ness.
  • noun lack
  • noun dullness
Example sentences :
  • Meagerness of information; qualities of commander to be relied upon.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • The peculiar characteristic of the child's vocabulary is its meagerness.
  • Extract from : « Montessori Elementary Materials » by Maria Montessori
  • It was evident that the trio were disappointed in the meagerness of his story.
  • Extract from : « The Rest Hollow Mystery » by Rebecca N. Porter
  • There was no reason now why he should continue the meagerness of their present life.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Gives » by Owen Johnson
  • The meagerness of their clothing is one of the tokens of their sanctity.
  • Extract from : « From Egypt to Japan » by Henry M. Field
  • Its esthetic bareness had affected her like the meagerness of poverty.
  • Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
  • No apology is offered for its meagerness or fragmentary character.
  • Extract from : « The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry » by Samuel H. Fletcher
  • The meagerness and triteness of the music and piece astonished me.
  • Extract from : « Records of a Girlhood » by Frances Ann Kemble
  • The outstanding notes of his boyhood had been poverty and meagerness.
  • Extract from : « The Vision Spendid » by William MacLeod Raine
  • What is here said of the plan of the Acts explains still more strikingly the meagerness of the record of the third journey.
  • Extract from : « The Life of St. Paul » by James Stalker

Antonyms for meagerness

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019