spareness n 1: the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness [syn: {sparseness}, {spareness}, {sparsity}, {thinness}] 2: the property of having little body fat [syn: {leanness}, {thinness}, {spareness}] [ant: {avoirdupois}, {blubber}, {fat}, {fatness}]
Spareness \Spare"ness\, n. [Cf. AS. spaernis frugality.] The quality or state of being lean or thin; leanness. [1913 Webster]