meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a …

SPARSE definition: thinly scattered or distributed. See examples of sparse used in a sentence.

Definition of sparse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

In prominence-driven stress, feet are sparse, appearing only on heavy syllables except for the initial foot in words with no heavy syllables.

Something that is sparse is small in number or amount and spread out over an area. Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.

sparse (spɑːs) adj scattered or scanty; not dense [C18: from Latin sparsus, from spargere to scatter]

Nov 18, 2025 · sparse third-person singular past historic of sparire (“to disappear; to get lost”)

sparse /spɑrs/ adj., spars•er, spars•est. thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense: sparse gray hairs on top of his head. scanty; meager: sparse vegetation. sparse•ly, adv. sparse•ness, …

Something that’s sparse is thin, not dense. If you’re looking for the perfect place to build a tree house, a sparse forest is probably not your best bet.

Some common synonyms of sparse are meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, and spare. While all these words mean "falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable," sparse implies a thin …