scantiness
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Scantiness of furniture is certainly a powerful factor in hygiene; here physical and psychical hygiene are at one.
From Spontaneous Activity in Education by Montessori, Maria
Scantiness of our information as to the natives of New Guinea.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia by Frazer, James George, Sir
Scantiness of provisions made them more eager in the pursuit, and coming up the Spaniard instantly lowered all her sails and surrendered.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
Scantiness of material prevents me from more than inferring the existence of these and other prefixes in the other allied languages, from a few words apparently containing them.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
Vocabulary lists containing scantiness
Paltry Parlance: Synonyms for "Few"
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The Wealth of Nations
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The Suffix -ness, Part 4
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