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Bookmark or Share- scant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...Check pronunciation: scant. Definition of scant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
- SCANT definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryYou use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. The police payed scant attention to the theft from her car. American English : scant / ˈskænt /
- SCANT Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for SCANT: sparse, scarce, scanty, meager, meagre, poor, lacking, skimpy; Antonyms of SCANT: ample, sufficient, adequate, abundant, copious, enough, satisfactory, generous.
- SCANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryadjective [ before noun ] uk / skænt / us / skænt / Add to word list. very little and not enough: He pays scant attention to the needs of his children. scant regard for the truth. almost: Add a scant half litre (= almost half a litre) of milk to the mixture and stir well. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
- Scant - definition of scant by The Free Dictionary1. To give an inadequate portion or allowance to: had to scant the older children in order to nourish the newborn. 2. To limit, as in amount or share; stint: Our leisure time is scanted by this demanding job. 3. To deal with or treat inadequately or neglectfully; slight. [Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr, short .]
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