Definitions:

1. A state of insufficiency or scantiness. NOUN
   • The meagerness of the food supplies in the aftermath of the disaster posed a serious challenge to the relief efforts.
2. Lack of quantity or quality; inadequacy. NOUN
   • The meagerness of the meal left us hungry.
3. Lacking denseness or not having enough of what is normal, necessary, or wanted. NOUN
   • The meagerness of the harvest will be felt intensely by the people living in this region.
4. The quality of being scanty or scattered. NOUN
   • The meagerness of details in the report made it difficult to understand the full scope of the project.

Synonyms:

• austerity
• bareness
• poorness
• poverty
• skimpiness
• spareness