SCANT

Meaning of SCANT in English

adj. & v.

adj. barely sufficient; deficient (with scant regard for the truth; scant of breath).

v.tr. archaic provide (a supply, material, a person, etc.) grudgingly; skimp; stint. scantly adv. scantness n.

[ ME f. ON skamt neut. of skammr short ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

SCANT — I. ˈskant, -aa(ə)nt, -aint noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCANT — (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — (v. t.) To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves …
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — ( v. t. ) To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — ( superl. ) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — — scantly , adv. — scantness , n. /skant/ , adj., scanter, scantest , v. , adv. adj. 1. barely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — I. ˈskant adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short Date: 14th century 1. dialect a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCANT — noun scantness; scarcity. 2. scant ·superl sparing; parsimonious; chary. 3. scant ·adv in a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. …
Webster English vocab
SCANT — [scant] adj [ME, fr. ON skamt, neut. of skammr short] (14c) 1 dial a: excessively frugal b: not prodigal: chary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCANT — / skænt; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] hardly any; not very much and not as much as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCANT — scant /skænt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: skamt ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCANT — adj. & v. --adj. barely sufficient; deficient (with scant regard for the truth; scant of breath). --v.tr. archaic provide (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCANT — adj. & v. --adj. barely sufficient; deficient (with scant regard for the truth; scant of breath). --v.tr. archaic provide (a …
Oxford English vocab
SCANT — 1. You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCANT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES scant regard (= very little regard ) ▪ Should we be exporting arms to countries …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCANT — [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - very little and not enoughThere is still scant evidence of an improvement in business …
Cambridge English vocab
SCANT — I. ||scant noun Synonyms: scarcity , insufficience, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarceness II. scant adjective || 1. Synonyms: stingy , ||chinchy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCANT — 1. прил. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный scant eyebrows ≈ редкие брови scant foothold ≈ ненадежная опора scant in strength ≈ ограниченный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCANT — scant.ogg 1. skænt a 1. скудный, недостаточный scant attendance - плохая посещаемость scant income - ничтожный доход scant supply (of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCANT — скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный; scant eyebrows редкие брови; scant foothold ненадежная опора; with scant courtesy нелюбезно; scant of breath задыхающийся устар. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SCANT — 1. skænt a 1. скудный, недостаточный scant attendance - плохая посещаемость scant income - ничтожный доход scant supply (of food) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SCANT — 1. прил. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный scant eyebrows — редкие брови scant foothold — ненадежная опора scant in strength — ограниченный …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SCANT — 1. прил. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный scant eyebrows — редкие брови scant foothold — ненадежная опора scant in strength — ограниченный в силе scant money — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SCANT — 1. _a. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный; scant eyebrows - редкие брови; scant foothold - ненадежная опора - with scant courtesy - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SCANT — 1. a. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный; scant eyebrows - редкие брови; scant foothold - ненадежная опора - with scant courtesy - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SCANT — скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный; scant eyebrows редкие брови; scant foothold ненадежная опора; with scant courtesy нелюбезно; scant of breath задыхающийся устар. - скупиться (на что-л.); ограничивать, урезывать плохо …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SCANT — 1. _a. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный; scant eyebrows редкие брови; scant foothold ненадёжная опора; with scant courtesy нелюбезно; scant of breath …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SCANT — скудный ; недостаточный ; ограниченный ; ~ scant demand ; ~ scant means ; ~ scant supply ;
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SCANT — 1. прил. скудный, недостаточный; ограниченный scant eyebrows ≈ редкие брови scant foothold ≈ ненадежная опора scant in strength ≈ ограниченный …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCANT — halos dili igo
English-Visayan vocabulary
SCANT — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short Date: 14th century 1. dialect excessively frugal, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCANT — (n.) Scantness; scarcity.
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — (superl.) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
Английский словарь Webster
SCANT — ( v. t. ) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — ( v. i. ) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — ( superl. ) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — ( n. ) Scantness; scarcity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — ( adv. ) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCANT — adj. lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SCANT — v. cut, reduce, lessen; belittle, slight, snub; shortchange, give less than the correct quantity
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SCANT — adj. Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1580 1 : to provide an incomplete supply of 2 : to make small, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SCANT — adj. Function: adverb Date: 15th century dialect : SCARCELY , HARDLY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SCANT — adj. Pronunciation: ' skant Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short Date: 14th century …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SCANT — ■ adjective barely sufficient or adequate. ↘barely amounting to the amount specified: a ~ two pounds. ■ verb chiefly N. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCANT — scant BrE AmE skænt ▷ scanter ˈskænt ə AmE ˈskæn t̬ ə r ▷ scantest ˈskænt ɪst -əst AmE ˈskæn …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SCANT — 1. You use ~ to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SCANT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCANT — adj. Function: verb Synonyms: SPARE 3, short, skimp, ||skinch, stint
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SCANT — adj. Function: adjective || 1 Synonyms: STINGY , ||chinchy, close, ||narrow, niggard, save-all, scrimpy, scrimy, tight, tightfisted 2 Synonyms: SHORT …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SCANT — adj. Function: noun Synonyms: SCARCITY , insufficience, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarceness
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SCANT — I . v. a. 1. Limit, straiten, stint. 2. Grudge, keep back, be niggard of, cut short. II . a. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SCANT — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SCANT — adj. Scant is used with these nouns: ↑ attention , ↑ evidence , ↑ mention , ↑ regard , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SCANT — adj. 25B6; adjective LITTLE, little or no, minimal, limited, negligible, meagre; insufficient, inadequate, deficient; formal exiguous. abundant, ample.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCANT — canst
Anagrams English vocabulary
SCANT — Скудный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SCANT — короткий (о пиломатериале), недостаточный, скудный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SCANT — (a) необильный; скудный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SCANT — 1. [skænt] a 1. скудный, недостаточный ~ attendance - плохая посещаемость ~ income - ничтожный доход ~ supply (of food) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SCANT — adj. скудный, недостаточный, ограниченный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SCANT — v. ограничивать, скупиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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