Word: scantinesses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scan
ti
ne
sses
Definition: Plural of scantiness; the quality of being meager; -George Eliot
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 abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
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
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns