skimpinessn.
The quality of being skimpy.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > skimpiness
scrimp1825
scrimpiness1829
skimpiness1879
the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > state of being limited in amount > scantiness or meagreness
scantnessc1386
parcity1509
tenuity1535
scantiness1567
bareness1580
barrenness1587
exiguity1604
leanness1612
meagreness1622
thinness1623
jejuneness1626
macilencya1631
narrowness1647
straitnessa1704
flimsinessa1763
threadbareness1771
poorness1782
skimpiness1879
threadbarity1892
1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen xxxi The faded and unknown hue of the substantial brocade, the skimpiness of the satin.
1884 Punch 2 Feb. 53 [A female] who had tried to make up for the skimpiness of her figure by the breadth of her hat-brim.
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