sparseness

/ˈspɑːsnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspɑːrsnəs/ (ame, ipa)

sparseness — noun

1. the state of having only a few people or things in a place, with large empty spa

1.名詞C2
釋義

the state of having only a few people or things in a place, with large empty spaces between them

例句

Bao noticed the sparseness of houses once the bus left the city.

the sparseness of + plural noun

Because of the sparseness of trees on the hill, we could see the old temple.

sparseness of trees reveals visibility

同義詞
  • scarcity

    stresses shortage more than wide spacing over an area

  • thinness

    more general and can describe lighter coverage without emphasizing distance between items

  • sparsity

    more formal and especially common in technical writing

反義詞
  • density

    stresses things being packed closely together

  • crowdedness

    describes many people or things filling a place

文法句型

the sparseness of + plural noun

sparseness in + place

用法筆記

Usually appears in patterns like 'the sparseness of houses, trees, or traffic' when speakers are noticing visible gaps across an area. It often stresses spread-out placement, not just a low total number.

常見錯誤

❌The village looked very sparseness.
✅The village looked very sparse.
💡'sparse' is the adjective, while 'sparseness' is the noun for that condition.