the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The condition or quality of being meager; leanness; poorness; scantiness; barrenness.
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n. the quality of being meager
Word Usage
"And another thing they learned was that it was easier for one who has gorged at the flesh-pots to content himself with the meagerness of a crust, than for one who has known only the crust."