Definitions for sparse
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sparse*(adj.)spars•er, spars•est.
thinly scattered or distributed; not thick or dense.
scanty; meager.
* Syn: See scanty.
Origin of sparse:
1715–25; < L sparsus, ptp. of spargere to scatter, sparge
sparse′ness(n.)
spar′si•ty(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
sparse, thin(adj)
not dense
"a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
sparse(adjective)ˈɑɑrs
≠ dense
sparse patches of grass; a sparsely vegetated landscape; sparsely populated islands
Wiktionary
sparse(Adjective)
Having widely spaced intervals.
sparse(Adjective)
Not dense; meager.
Origin: From sparsus.
Webster Dictionary
Sparse(u)
thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population
Sparse(u)
placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like
Sparse(verb)
to scatter; to disperse
Translations for sparse
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ylAfrikaans
- مُتَفَرِّق، مُتَناثِرArabic
- пръснатBulgarian
- raloPortuguese (BR)
- řídkýCzech
- spärlichGerman
- sparsom; spredtDanish
- αραιόςGreek
- escasoSpanish
- harvEstonian
- پراكندهFarsi
- harvaFinnish
- clairseméFrench
- דָלִילHebrew
- छितरा, बिखराHindi
- rijedak, oskudanCroatian
- szórványosHungarian
- jarangIndonesian
- dreifður, strjállIcelandic
- radoItalian
- まばらなJapanese
- 드문드문 한Korean
- retas, skurdusLithuanian
- rets; trūcīgsLatvian
- jarangMalay
- dunDutch
- glissen, spredtNorwegian
- rzadki, skąpy, ubogiPolish
- پراكندهPersian
- دلته او هلته، تیتPashto
- raloPortuguese
- rarRomanian
- редкий; скудныйRussian
- riedky, zriedkavýSlovak
- redko posejanSlovenian
- raštrkanSerbian
- glesSwedish
- หร็อมแหร็ม; บางตา; มีน้อยThai
- seyrekTurkish
- 稀少的Chinese (Trad.)
- рідкий, розкиданийUkrainian
- گنجانUrdu
- thưa thớt, rải rácVietnamese
- 稀少的Chinese (Simp.)
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