scantiness vs abstemiousness
abstemiousness vs scantinessscantiness and abstemiousness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scantiness | Yes | No | No | No |
| abstemiousness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
abstemiousness is a hyponym of
scantiness; that is, abstemiousness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
scantiness:
- scantiness: the quality of being meager
- abstemiousness: restricted to bare necessities
Other hyponyms of scantiness include
wateriness, spareness, sparseness, sparsity, thinness, thinness.
| scantiness (noun) | abstemiousness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of being meager | moderation in eating and drinking |
| Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. | restricted to bare necessities |
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