different between deprivation vs scantiness

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?p.??.ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

deprivation (countable and uncountable, plural deprivations)

1. (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. (uncountable) The state of being deprived

   Synonyms: privation, loss, want, bereavement

3. (countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
4. (followed by “of”) lack

Usage notes

• Distinguish from depravation.

Translations

Danish

Noun

deprivation c (singular definite deprivationen, plural indefinite deprivationer)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Further reading

• “deprivation” in Den Danske Ordbog

English

Etymology

From scanty +? -ness

Noun

scantiness (countable and uncountable, plural scantinesses)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
2. (countable) The result or product of being scanty.

Synonyms

• (quality of being scanty): See Thesaurus:fewness
• (product of being scanty): dearth, meagerness, scarcity; see also Thesaurus:lack

Translations

References

• scantiness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• scantiness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.