meagerness

Definitions

The quality or state of being deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent.

A lack of richness, fertility, or substance.

Examples

The meagerness of the harvest left the village struggling to survive through the winter.

He was struck by the meagerness of the meal provided to the weary travelers.

Despite the meagerness of his resources, he managed to build a successful business from scratch.

Synonyms

scarcity insufficiency paucity deficiency dearth inadequacy sparseness

Antonyms

abundance plenty profusion wealth surplus copiousness bountifulness