The difference between Geason and Scant

When used as adjectives, geason means rare, whereas scant means very little, very few.


Scant is also noun with the meaning: a block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.

Scant is also adverb with the meaning: with difficulty.

Scant is also verb with the meaning: to limit in amount or share.

check bellow for the other definitions of Geason and Scant

  1. Geason as an adjective (rare, or, dialectal):

    Rare; uncommon; scarce.

  2. Geason as an adjective (UK, _, dialectal):

    Difficult to procure; scant; sparing.

  3. Geason as an adjective (rare, or, dialectal):

    Unusual; wonderful.

  1. Scant as an adjective:

    Very little, very few.

    Examples:

    "After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."

  2. Scant as an adjective:

    Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.

    Examples:

    "a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment"

  3. Scant as an adjective:

    Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

  1. Scant as a verb (transitive):

    To limit in amount or share; to stint.

    Examples:

    "to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries"

  2. Scant as a verb (intransitive):

    To fail, or become less; to scantle.

    Examples:

    "The wind scants."

  1. Scant as a noun (masonry):

    A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.

  2. Scant as a noun (masonry):

    A sheet of stone.

  3. Scant as a noun (wood):

    A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

  1. Scant as an adverb:

    With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Scant as a noun:

    Scarcity; lack.

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