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skimpiness

/skˈɪmpinəs/ noun

The property of being skimpy.

Word Origin From the same Old Norse 'skammr' (short, scant), skimpiness is the quality of being skimpy — scanty, insufficient. It's related to scant and scanty, and the PIE root *skem- meant 'to cut short'.

noun The property of being skimpy. countable

The skimpiness of her dress raised eyebrows at the formal event.

(名词) 不足；缺乏

她裙子的暴露程度在正式场合引起了侧目。

(sustantivo) escasez; insuficiencia; mezquindad [La cualidad de ser escaso, insuficiente o reducido.]

La escasez de su vestido levantó cejas en el evento formal.

(nom) parcimonie; insuffisance; légèreté [Caractère de ce qui est chiche, insuffisant ou trop court ou ajusté.]

La coupe trop juste de sa robe a fait sourciller à la soirée habillée.

(Substantiv) Spärlichkeit; Knappheit; Dürftigkeit [die Eigenschaft, zu knapp, spärlich oder unzureichend zu sein, besonders in Bezug auf Kleidung oder Ausstattung]

Die **skimpiness** ihres Kleides sorgte auf der formellen Veranstaltung für Aufsehen.

(名詞) 露出が多いこと。または量が不十分であること。

公式な場での彼女の露出の多い服装は、眉をひそめさせた。

(substantivo) escassez; parcimônia; insuficiência [A propriedade de ser escasso ou insuficiente.]

A escassez de seu vestido chamou a atenção no evento formal.

Synonyms: meagerness scantiness insufficiency inadequacy sparseness poverty paucity dearth Antonyms: abundance plenty adequacy sufficiency
Word parts: skimp + y + ness

Related words

skimpy skimpily

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