spärlich

Meaning

sparse (not dense; meager)

Concepts

sparse
scanty
scarce
scant
rare
meagre
merely

more scattered

only
poor
precious
rarefied
seldom
tenuous
thin
uncommon
wispy

small quantity

not so often

more sparsely

more thinly

diffuse

less frequently

dilute
few
🤏
in short supply
little
Synonyms

dünn
B2
knapp
B1
karg
kärglich
dürftig
33k
selten
B1
schütter
wenig
A1
kümmerlich
einfach
A1
ärmlich
genügsam
gering
C2
kurz
A1
rar
21k
verstreut
C2

knausrig

licht
A2

ausgedünnt

wenig oft

schlicht
C2
frugal
schwach
B1
anspruchslos
sobald
A2
spartanisch
ungewöhnlich
B2
unprätentiös
verdünnt
48k
vereinzelt
mau
37k
winzig
C1
uneitel

modest

bescheiden
C1

einzeln liegend

klein
A2
kaum
A2
geringfügig
38k

unverwöhnt

mager
C2
mäßig
32k
Translations

schaars
clairsemé
rare
scarso
escasso
dispers

schriel

dun
karig
épars
schraal

espars

esparso
Frequency

44k
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
sperlīche
Inherited from Old High German
sparalīhho
In summary

From Middle High German sperlīche, from Old High German sparalīhho, ultimately from the root of sparen (“to save up”).

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