sparse
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The meaning (definition) of the word sparse
having only a few, spread far apart
The word sparse used in a sentence
“The grass was sparse, with only a few green blades”
Words that mean the same as sparse (synonyms)
thinscatteredscarce
Words that mean the opposite of sparse (antonyms)
thickdenselush
How the word sparse is said around the world
| French | clairsemé (klair-suh-MAY) |
| Spanish | escaso (ehs-KAH-soh) |
| Mandarin | 稀疏 (shee shoo) |
| Hindi | बहुत कम (bu-HUT KUM) |
| Arabic | قَليل وَمُتَباعِد (ka-LEEL wa mu-ta-BAA-id) |
| Russian | редкий (RYET-kee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ralo (RAH-loo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ralo (HAH-loo) |
| Japanese | まばら (mah-BAH-rah) |
| German | spärlich (SPAIR-likh) |
| Urdu | کم اور دُور دُور (kam ohr DOOR DOOR) |
| Punjabi | ਵਿਰਲਾ (VIR-lah) |
| Korean | 드문드문한 (duh-moon-duh-moon-HAHN) |
| Hebrew | דליל (dah-LEEL) |
| Greek | αραιός (ah-re-OS) |
| Dutch | schaars (skhaars) |
| Tagalog | kalat-kalat (ka-laht-ka-LAHT) |
| Vietnamese | thưa thớt (thuh THUHT) |
| Turkish | seyrek (say-REK) |
| Persian | کمپشت (kam-POSHT) |
| Polish | rzadki (ZHAT-kee) |
| Ukrainian | рідкий (reed-KYY) |
| Bengali | অল্প ও ছড়ানো (AWL-po o chho-RA-no) |
| Swedish | gles (glays) |
| Italian | rado (RAH-doh) |
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