Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparseness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: sparse-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being sparse.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being sparse.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The sparseness of the hair on his head made him long for his full-haired youth."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sparse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sparseness From sparse + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sparsenesses (plural)

Synonyms

spareness sparsity thinness

Questions

What does sparseness mean?: The state or quality of being sparse.
Where does sparseness come from?: Etymology tree English sparse Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sparseness From sparse + -ness.

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