sparse

sparse

 (spärs)

adj. spars·er, spars·est

Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.

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[Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere, to scatter.]

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sparse′ly adv.

sparse′ness, spar′si·ty (spär′sĭ-tē) n.

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sparse

(spɑːs)

adj

scattered or scanty; not dense

[C18: from Latin sparsus, from spargere to scatter]

ˈsparsely adv

ˈsparseness, ˈsparsity n

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sparse

(spärs),
adj. spars•er, spars•est.

1. thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense.

2. scanty; meager.

[1715–25; < Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter, sparge]

sparse′ly, adv.

sparse′ness, spar′si•ty, n.

syn: See scanty.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sparse - not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse" thin distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up

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sparse

adjective scattered, scarce, meagre, sporadic, few and far between, scanty Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
thick, lavish, dense, lush, plentiful, luxuriant, crowded, numerous

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sparse

adjective

Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:

exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, stingy, thin.

Slang: measly.

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Translations

مُتَفَرِّق، مُتَناثِر

řídký

sparsom

spärlichkarg

αραιός

clairseméinsuffisantmaigrerare

dreifîur, strjáll

radoscarsosparso

retstrūcīgs

glissen

жидкий

seyrek

稀少的

sparse

[spɑːs] ADJ (sparser (compar) (sparsest (superl))) (= thin) → escaso; (= dispersed) → disperso, esparcido; [hair] → ralo
sparse furnishings → muebles mpl escasos
sparse population → poca densidad f de población

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sparse

[ˈspɑː^rs] adj [vegetation, hair, population] → clairsemé(e); [traffic] → peu abondant(e); [resources, information] → épars(e)

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sparse

adj → spärlich; covering, vegetation also → dünn; hair → dünn, schütter; furnishings, data, resources → dürftig

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sparse

[spɑːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (vegetation, hair) → rado/a; (population) → scarso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sparse

(spaːs) adjective

thinly scattered. sparse vegetation. yl مُتَفَرِّق، مُتَناثِر пръснат ralo řídký spärlich sparsom; spredt αραιόςescaso harv پراكنده harva clairseméדליל छितरा, बिखरा rijedak, oskudan szórványos jarang dreifður, strjáll rado まばらな 드문드문 한 retas, skurdus rets; trūcīgs jarang dunglissen, spredtrzadki, skąpy, ubogi دلته او هلته، تیت ralo rar редкий; скудный riedky, zriedkavý redko posejan raštrkan gles หร็อมแหร็ม; บางตา; มีน้อย seyrek 稀少的 рідкий, розкиданий گنجان thưa thớt, rải rác 稀少的

ˈsparsely adverb

yl بصورةٍ مُتَناثِرَه нарядко escassamente řídce spärlich sparsomt; spredt αραιά escasamente harva niukasti peu abondamment בִּדלִילוּת विरला से, छितरेपन से rijetko gyéren secara tersebar sparlega sparsamente まばらに 드문드문하게 retai reti jarang-jarang dunglissent, spredt, tyntrzadko دلته او هلته escassamente puţin abundent скудно riedko, zriedkavo redko raštrkano glest อย่างเบาบาง tek tük 稀少地 рідко, розсіяно ہلکے انداز میں thưa thớt, rải rác 稀少地

ˈsparseness noun

ylheid تَناثُر разпръснатост escassez řídkost die Spärlichkeit sparsomhed αραιότητα, σπανιότηταescasez hõredus niukkuus faible densité דלילות विरलपन, छितरापन oskudnost, rastrkanost ritkaság, gyér volta vminek keadaan tersebar það að vera dreifður/{{DP}}strjáll/{{DP}}sparlegur scarsità, radezza まばら 드문드문 skurdumas trūcīgums jarang-jarang dunheid det å være glissen/spredt ubóstwo دلته او هلته escassez densitate redusă скудность zriedkavosť redkost raštrkanost gleshet จำนวน/ปริมาณเล็กน้อย; ความเบาบาง seyreklik 稀有，稀少 рідкість, розріженість قلت sự thưa thớt, sự rải rác 稀有，稀少

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