SCRAWNINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality

Example:

the scrawniness of sickly trees

Synonyms:

scrawniness; scrubbiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("scrawniness" is a kind of...):

inferiority; low quality (an inferior quality)

Derivation:

scrawny (inferior in size or quality)

Meaning:

The bodily property of lacking flesh

Synonyms:

scrawniness; skinniness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("scrawniness" is a kind of...):

leanness; spareness; thinness (the property of having little body fat)

Derivation:

scrawny (being very thin)