Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thin on the ground

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
thin on the -ground
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Scarce; difficult to find.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

thinner on the ground (comparative) thinnest on the ground (superlative)

Synonyms

few and far between deficient in short supply wanting lacking uncommon rare dearthy geason infrequent non-common raresome

Antonyms

thick on the ground common widespread abundant ubiquitous

Questions

What does thin on the ground mean?
Scarce; difficult to find.

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