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abstemiousness vs scantiness

scantiness vs abstemiousness

abstemiousness and scantiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abstemiousness Yes No No No
scantiness Yes No No No
As nouns, scantiness is a hypernym of abstemiousness; that is, scantiness is a word with a broader meaning than abstemiousness:
  • abstemiousness: restricted to bare necessities
  • scantiness: the quality of being meager
Other hypernyms of abstemiousness include exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantness.
abstemiousness (noun) scantiness (noun)
moderation in eating and drinking the quality of being meager
restricted to bare necessities Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing.
Difference between abstemiousness and scantiness

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