"sparseness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sparsenesses [plural]
Etymology: From sparse + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sparse|ness}} sparse + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sparseness (countable and uncountable, plural sparsenesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being sparse. Tags: uncountable Translations (the state or quality of being sparse): řídkost [feminine] (Czech), l'essere rado [masculine] (Italian), l'essere rada [feminine] (Italian), l'essere radi [masculine, plural] (Italian), l'essere rade [feminine, plural] (Italian), radezza [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sparseness-en-noun-MCklURML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'the state or quality of being sparse': 92 8
  2. (countable, rare) The result or product of being sparse. Tags: countable, rare
    Sense id: en-sparseness-en-noun-5ARnR0u8

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for sparseness meaning in English (2.5kB)

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