English-Thai Dictionary

sparse

ADJ หร็อมแหร็ม  บางตา  มี น้อย  ไม่ มาก  meager few scant many numerous infinite rom-ram

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPARSE

a.spars. [L. sparsus, scattered, from spargo.] 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; as a sparse population.
2. In botany, not opposite, not alternate, nor in any apparent regular order; applied to branches, leaves peduncles, etc.

 

SPARSE

v.t.spars. To disperse. [Not in use. ]

 

SPARSED

a.Scattered.

 

SPARSEDLY

adv. In a scattered manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPARSE

Sparse, a. [Compar. Sparser; superl. Sparsest.] Etym: [L. sparsus,p.p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. Asperse, Disperse. ]

 

1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population. Carlyle.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.

 

SPARSE

Sparse, v. t. Etym: [L. sparsus, p.p. of spargere to scatter. ]

 

Defn: To scatter; to disperse. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

SPARSEDLY

SPARSEDLY Spars "ed *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Sparsely. [Obs. ]

 

SPARSELY

SPARSELY Sparse "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a scattered or sparse manner.

 

SPARSENESS

SPARSENESS Sparse "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of population.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sparse

sparse |spärs spɑrs | ▶adjective thinly dispersed or scattered: areas of sparse population. • austere; meager: an elegantly sparse chamber. DERIVATIVES sparse ly adverb, sparse ness noun, spar si ty |ˈspärsitē |noun ORIGIN early 18th cent. (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced ’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sparse

sparse |spɑːs | ▶adjective thinly dispersed or scattered: areas of sparse population. • scanty; in short supply: information on earnings is sparse. DERIVATIVES sparsely adverb, sparseness noun, sparsity noun ORIGIN early 18th cent. (used to describe writing in the sense ‘widely spaced ’): from Latin sparsus, past participle of spargere ‘scatter ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sparse

sparse adjective areas of sparse population: scant, scanty, scattered, scarce, infrequent, few and far between; meager, paltry, skimpy, limited, in short supply. ANTONYMS abundant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sparse

sparse adjective areas of sparse population: scanty, scant, scattered, thinly distributed, scarce, infrequent, sporadic, few and far between; meagre, paltry, skimpy, limited, in short supply, at a premium, hard to come by; slight, thin. ANTONYMS abundant, plentiful; thick. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD sparse, scanty, meagre See meagre . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sparse

sparse /spɑː r s /形容詞 1 〈人 植物などが 〉まばらな, 希薄な ; 〈髪の毛 ひげなどが 〉薄い ▸ a sparse audience [population ]まばらな観客 [人口 ]2 乏しい ; 貧弱な ▸ The research is still sparse .調査がまだ足りない sp á rse ly 副詞 まばらに, ちらほらと, 希薄に .sp á rse ness 名詞