Definition of sparse in English:

sparse

adjective spɑːsspɑrs

1Thinly dispersed or scattered.
areas of sparse population
Example sentencesExamples
- The restaurant is large, and the sparse décor and worn-in look give it the atmosphere of a legion hall.
- As we mentioned earlier, bluebirds prefer open rural areas with scattered trees and sparse ground cover.
- For the earliest inhabitants of Southern France, practising a hunter-gatherer way of life, the natural resources were abundant and more than adequate for a sparse population.
- I only use an eyebrow pencil to fill in my sparse eyebrows.
- If you do selective logging, or harvest sparse and scattered stands, the mobility and speed pays off.
- The homogenous and sparse population was replaced by the restless diversity, sprawl and cacophony of one of the fastest growing places in America.
- The version presented here is Take 1, which was made at home, just Lennon alone at the piano, without any of the sparse accompaniment that further elevated it to it's anthemic status.
- The French population of this vast region was sparse, however, reaching only 85,000 in the 1760s.
- Unfortunately their crowd at Valve was sparse - unfortunate because the always charismatic front man Jeremy ‘Jez’ Brown is a born entertainer.
- Costumes were sparse, with the only indicator of femininity for Helena and Hermia an occasional handbag.
- Their subsequently published journals emphasized, in particular, the remoteness and sparse populations of the two regions.
- Here the population was sparse, tiny villages and small, often isolated manors close to the riverbanks.
- It wasn't that his sparse acne had miraculously dispersed into clear skin, or that he had suddenly buffed up overnight.
- The houses were big and the population sparse because they were so spread-out.
- There are very few actors who could carry off this film, with its sparse dialogue and total absence of voiceover.
- Large families and the practice of partible inheritance strained lands that under the best circumstances could only sustain sparse populations.
- There is nothing but dead rocks, a few sparse patches of grass, and an occasional pair of odd looking trees.
- There is nothing to warrant the supposition that the Bahamas ever had more than a very sparse aboriginal population.
- A majority of the film is set in a sparse bedroom, where two unidentified strangers exchange abstract dialogue and act out a series of shocking images over a period of four nights.
- Harmony Hills had a very sparse population; there were only a few thousand people in our community.
Synonyms
scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between
1. 1.1 Scanty; in short supply.
  information on earnings is sparse
  Example sentencesExamples
  A surprisingly sparse paper trail offers only scattered clues on the obscure life of William Shakespeare, one of the world's most influential dramatists.
  William Shakespeare's life is somewhat of a mystery to scholars due to the fact that most information that is known is very scattered and sparse.
  Synonyms
  scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between

Derivatives

sparseness

noun ˈspɑːsnəsˈspɑrsnəs

There is little trace of the funereal bedroom sparseness of Cohen's early albums.
Example sentencesExamples
- It eschews the sparseness of much fashionable sport writing and is unashamedly rich and stylish.
- But I like the willful sparseness and the noise and the pointed definition of the songs.
- Not quite minimalism, but its sparseness fits the film perfectly.
- The sparseness of the set does nothing to enhance the already emotionally Spartan feel of the play.

sparsity

noun

We must recognise that rural schools by their very nature often have small numbers of pupils due to the sparsity of population in our countryside.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is due to the relative sparsity of development in the post-medieval period.
- The sparsity of punctuation is as headlong as any of Dickinson's dashes.
- He told the Trade and Industry Committee: ‘One of the major problems we had in manufacturing in the UK was a real sparsity of efficient, quality subcontractors.’
- But because of the sparsity of the population here, that is not possible.

Origin

Early 18th century (used to describe writing in the sense 'widely spaced'): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere 'scatter'.

Rhymes

brass, carse, class, coup de grâce, farce, glass, grass, Grasse, impasse, Kars, kick-ass, kvass, Laplace, Maas, Madras, outclass, pass, stained glass, surpass, upper class, volte-face

Definition of sparse in US English:

sparse

adjectivespärsspɑrs

1Thinly dispersed or scattered.
areas of sparse population
Example sentencesExamples
- The version presented here is Take 1, which was made at home, just Lennon alone at the piano, without any of the sparse accompaniment that further elevated it to it's anthemic status.
- If you do selective logging, or harvest sparse and scattered stands, the mobility and speed pays off.
- Costumes were sparse, with the only indicator of femininity for Helena and Hermia an occasional handbag.
- There are very few actors who could carry off this film, with its sparse dialogue and total absence of voiceover.
- Harmony Hills had a very sparse population; there were only a few thousand people in our community.
- I only use an eyebrow pencil to fill in my sparse eyebrows.
- Unfortunately their crowd at Valve was sparse - unfortunate because the always charismatic front man Jeremy ‘Jez’ Brown is a born entertainer.
- The houses were big and the population sparse because they were so spread-out.
- The restaurant is large, and the sparse décor and worn-in look give it the atmosphere of a legion hall.
- For the earliest inhabitants of Southern France, practising a hunter-gatherer way of life, the natural resources were abundant and more than adequate for a sparse population.
- The French population of this vast region was sparse, however, reaching only 85,000 in the 1760s.
- The homogenous and sparse population was replaced by the restless diversity, sprawl and cacophony of one of the fastest growing places in America.
- Large families and the practice of partible inheritance strained lands that under the best circumstances could only sustain sparse populations.
- Their subsequently published journals emphasized, in particular, the remoteness and sparse populations of the two regions.
- As we mentioned earlier, bluebirds prefer open rural areas with scattered trees and sparse ground cover.
- There is nothing but dead rocks, a few sparse patches of grass, and an occasional pair of odd looking trees.
- Here the population was sparse, tiny villages and small, often isolated manors close to the riverbanks.
- It wasn't that his sparse acne had miraculously dispersed into clear skin, or that he had suddenly buffed up overnight.
- There is nothing to warrant the supposition that the Bahamas ever had more than a very sparse aboriginal population.
- A majority of the film is set in a sparse bedroom, where two unidentified strangers exchange abstract dialogue and act out a series of shocking images over a period of four nights.
Synonyms
scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between
1. 1.1 Austere; meager.
  an elegantly sparse chamber
  Example sentencesExamples
  William Shakespeare's life is somewhat of a mystery to scholars due to the fact that most information that is known is very scattered and sparse.
  A surprisingly sparse paper trail offers only scattered clues on the obscure life of William Shakespeare, one of the world's most influential dramatists.
  Synonyms
  scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between

Origin

Early 18th century (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter’.

单词	sparse
释义	Definition of sparse in English: sparse adjective spɑːsspɑrs 1Thinly dispersed or scattered. areas of sparse population Example sentencesExamples The restaurant is large, and the sparse décor and worn-in look give it the atmosphere of a legion hall. As we mentioned earlier, bluebirds prefer open rural areas with scattered trees and sparse ground cover. For the earliest inhabitants of Southern France, practising a hunter-gatherer way of life, the natural resources were abundant and more than adequate for a sparse population. I only use an eyebrow pencil to fill in my sparse eyebrows. If you do selective logging, or harvest sparse and scattered stands, the mobility and speed pays off. The homogenous and sparse population was replaced by the restless diversity, sprawl and cacophony of one of the fastest growing places in America. The version presented here is Take 1, which was made at home, just Lennon alone at the piano, without any of the sparse accompaniment that further elevated it to it's anthemic status. The French population of this vast region was sparse, however, reaching only 85,000 in the 1760s. Unfortunately their crowd at Valve was sparse - unfortunate because the always charismatic front man Jeremy ‘Jez’ Brown is a born entertainer. Costumes were sparse, with the only indicator of femininity for Helena and Hermia an occasional handbag. Their subsequently published journals emphasized, in particular, the remoteness and sparse populations of the two regions. Here the population was sparse, tiny villages and small, often isolated manors close to the riverbanks. It wasn't that his sparse acne had miraculously dispersed into clear skin, or that he had suddenly buffed up overnight. The houses were big and the population sparse because they were so spread-out. There are very few actors who could carry off this film, with its sparse dialogue and total absence of voiceover. Large families and the practice of partible inheritance strained lands that under the best circumstances could only sustain sparse populations. There is nothing but dead rocks, a few sparse patches of grass, and an occasional pair of odd looking trees. There is nothing to warrant the supposition that the Bahamas ever had more than a very sparse aboriginal population. A majority of the film is set in a sparse bedroom, where two unidentified strangers exchange abstract dialogue and act out a series of shocking images over a period of four nights. Harmony Hills had a very sparse population; there were only a few thousand people in our community. Synonyms scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between 1.1 Scanty; in short supply. information on earnings is sparse Example sentencesExamples A surprisingly sparse paper trail offers only scattered clues on the obscure life of William Shakespeare, one of the world's most influential dramatists. William Shakespeare's life is somewhat of a mystery to scholars due to the fact that most information that is known is very scattered and sparse. Synonyms scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between Derivatives sparseness noun ˈspɑːsnəsˈspɑrsnəs There is little trace of the funereal bedroom sparseness of Cohen's early albums. Example sentencesExamples It eschews the sparseness of much fashionable sport writing and is unashamedly rich and stylish. But I like the willful sparseness and the noise and the pointed definition of the songs. Not quite minimalism, but its sparseness fits the film perfectly. The sparseness of the set does nothing to enhance the already emotionally Spartan feel of the play. sparsity noun We must recognise that rural schools by their very nature often have small numbers of pupils due to the sparsity of population in our countryside. Example sentencesExamples This is due to the relative sparsity of development in the post-medieval period. The sparsity of punctuation is as headlong as any of Dickinson's dashes. He told the Trade and Industry Committee: ‘One of the major problems we had in manufacturing in the UK was a real sparsity of efficient, quality subcontractors.’ But because of the sparsity of the population here, that is not possible. Origin Early 18th century (used to describe writing in the sense 'widely spaced'): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere 'scatter'. Rhymes brass, carse, class, coup de grâce, farce, glass, grass, Grasse, impasse, Kars, kick-ass, kvass, Laplace, Maas, Madras, outclass, pass, stained glass, surpass, upper class, volte-face Definition of sparse in US English: sparse adjectivespärsspɑrs 1Thinly dispersed or scattered. areas of sparse population Example sentencesExamples The version presented here is Take 1, which was made at home, just Lennon alone at the piano, without any of the sparse accompaniment that further elevated it to it's anthemic status. If you do selective logging, or harvest sparse and scattered stands, the mobility and speed pays off. Costumes were sparse, with the only indicator of femininity for Helena and Hermia an occasional handbag. There are very few actors who could carry off this film, with its sparse dialogue and total absence of voiceover. Harmony Hills had a very sparse population; there were only a few thousand people in our community. I only use an eyebrow pencil to fill in my sparse eyebrows. Unfortunately their crowd at Valve was sparse - unfortunate because the always charismatic front man Jeremy ‘Jez’ Brown is a born entertainer. The houses were big and the population sparse because they were so spread-out. The restaurant is large, and the sparse décor and worn-in look give it the atmosphere of a legion hall. For the earliest inhabitants of Southern France, practising a hunter-gatherer way of life, the natural resources were abundant and more than adequate for a sparse population. The French population of this vast region was sparse, however, reaching only 85,000 in the 1760s. The homogenous and sparse population was replaced by the restless diversity, sprawl and cacophony of one of the fastest growing places in America. Large families and the practice of partible inheritance strained lands that under the best circumstances could only sustain sparse populations. Their subsequently published journals emphasized, in particular, the remoteness and sparse populations of the two regions. As we mentioned earlier, bluebirds prefer open rural areas with scattered trees and sparse ground cover. There is nothing but dead rocks, a few sparse patches of grass, and an occasional pair of odd looking trees. Here the population was sparse, tiny villages and small, often isolated manors close to the riverbanks. It wasn't that his sparse acne had miraculously dispersed into clear skin, or that he had suddenly buffed up overnight. There is nothing to warrant the supposition that the Bahamas ever had more than a very sparse aboriginal population. A majority of the film is set in a sparse bedroom, where two unidentified strangers exchange abstract dialogue and act out a series of shocking images over a period of four nights. Synonyms scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between 1.1 Austere; meager. an elegantly sparse chamber Example sentencesExamples William Shakespeare's life is somewhat of a mystery to scholars due to the fact that most information that is known is very scattered and sparse. A surprisingly sparse paper trail offers only scattered clues on the obscure life of William Shakespeare, one of the world's most influential dramatists. Synonyms scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between Origin Early 18th century (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter’.
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