Word: scantiness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scant
y
ness
Definition: The quality of being scanty; short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Morphemes:
Affix: scant
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming diminutive nouns.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz