scantness

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von scantness im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

azlık

{i} kıtlık

{i} kısıtlılık

{i} yetersizlik

Relevante Übersetzungen

scant

{s} yetersiz

scant

daraltmak

scant

kıt

scant

az

scant

zar zor yeten

scant

{s} kısıtlı

scant

{s} kifayetsiz

scant

{s} az, kıt, dar

scant

{s} sınırlı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von scantness im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

{n} narrowness, smallness

The property of being scant

{i} scarcity, lack, state of being in short supply

The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness

the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot

Relevante Übersetzungen

scant

A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size

scant

A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level

scant

very little, very few

After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John..

scant

{v} to limit, straiten, retrain, confine

scant

{a} narrow, scanty

scant

{a} scarcely, hardly

scant

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"

scant

To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries

scant

limit in quality or quantity

scant

{f} cut, reduce, lessen; belittle, slight, snub; shortchange, give less than the correct quantity

scant

Not quite up to full measure For example: a scant teaspoon of an ingredient would be less than a teaspoonful as opposed to a level teaspoon, rounded teaspoon or heaping teaspoon

scant

Scantness; scarcity

scant

Masonry: A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level

scant

A sheet of stone

scant

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment

scant

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

scant

emphasis If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter = mere

scant

As in "scant teaspoon," not quite full

scant

To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail

scant

{s} lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient

scant

In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly

scant

very little

scant

To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants

scant

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

scant

You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car

scant

Timber: A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size

scant

Sparing; parsimonious; chary

Silbentrennung

scant·ness

Etymologie

[ 'skant ] (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short.