How Do You Spell SCANT?

Pronunciation: [skˈant] (IPA)

The word "scant" is spelled /skænt/ in IPA phonetic transcription. It is a four-letter word that means "limited or inadequate in amount, quantity, or extent." It comes from the Old Norse word "skamt", meaning "short in supply." The pronunciation of the word uses the voiceless velar stop /k/ followed by the vowel sound /æ/ which is pronounced with the tongue low in the mouth. The final consonant is pronounced with the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, creating the sound represented by the letter /t/.

SCANT Meaning and Definition

1. Scant, an adjective, refers to something that is limited or inadequate in quantity or quality. It describes a small or insufficient amount or degree of something. When something is scant, it suggests that it falls short of being plentiful or abundant.

   In terms of quantity, scant denotes a meager or paltry amount. It implies a sense of scarcity or insufficiency, suggesting that there is less of something than what is desired or needed. For example, one might say that there is scant evidence to support a particular claim, meaning there is very little evidence available.

   In relation to quality, scant refers to something that is lacking or deficient. It conveys the notion that the item or thing being described does not possess the desired attributes or characteristics in the required measure. For instance, one might say that a book received scant praise because it lacked originality or depth.

   Overall, the word scant suggests an element of deficiency, inadequacy, or lack in both quantity and quality. It emphasizes the insufficiency of whatever is being discussed, highlighting its limited nature. Scant can be employed to critique or express disappointment in the shortage or lack of something, highlighting the need for more or pointing out the absence of a desired attribute.

2. • Scarcely sufficient; neither large nor plentiful; barely fair; light, as the wind.

   • To limit; to straiten; to become less.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for SCANT

• sante
• icant
• secand
• scand
• senant
• scaner
• seant
• scane
• stant
• sscan
• scanton
• scunk
• scilant
• scna
• scount
• siant
• seante
• vecant
• signt
• staunt
• sanat
• caint
• scada
• sisnt
• scawny
• scond
• sconto
• sevant
• spant
• secnt
• skant
• ascant
• cosecant
• scajt
• scnt
• scantt
• scaunt
• soant
• spanc
• swant
• scandi
• scantd
• scante
• scqatt
• scaate
• scayh
• sceint
• scratt
• scnft
• stantt
• suwnt
• svann
• saact
• scande
• skaut
• SuATT
• syccant
• scaupt
• scerante
• skaunt
• wicant
• Scrani
• acsant
• Sciantt
• scannn
• ockant
• Escann
• mcanr
• Uvant
• Schait

Etymology of SCANT

The word "scant" originated from the Old Norse language with the term "skamt", which means "shortness". It is further derived from the Proto-Germanic word "skamta", having the same meaning. This word ultimately stems from the Proto-Indo-European root *kem- or *kam-, which denotes "to bend". Over time, "scant" evolved in English to represent the idea of having a small or insufficient quantity of something.

Similar spelling words for SCANT

• scent,
• sciaenid,
• scandent,
• scandal,
• scienter,
• scented,
• schantz,
• secant,
• scantily,
• scend,
• SCNT,
• scanty,
• schwandt,
• scinto,
• schmit.

Conjugate verb Scant

CONDITIONAL

I would scant

you would scant

he/she/it would scant

we would scant

they would scant

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be scanting

you would be scanting

he/she/it would be scanting

we would be scanting

they would be scanting

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have scant

you would have scant

he/she/it would have scant

we would have scant

they would have scant

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been scanting

you would have been scanting

he/she/it would have been scanting

we would have been scanting

they would have been scanting

FUTURE

I will scant

you will scant

he/she/it will scant

we will scant

they will scant

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be scanting

you will be scanting

he/she/it will be scanting

we will be scanting

they will be scanting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have scanted

you will have scanted

he/she/it will have scanted

we will have scanted

they will have scanted

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been scanting

you will have been scanting

he/she/it will have been scanting

we will have been scanting

they will have been scanting

IMPERATIVE

you scant

we let´s scant

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to scant

PAST

I scanted

you scanted

he/she/it scanted

we scanted

they scanted

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was scanting

you were scanting

he/she/it was scanting

we were scanting

they were scanting

PAST PARTICIPLE

scanted

PAST PERFECT

I had scanted

you had scanted

he/she/it had scanted

we had scanted

they had scanted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been scanting

you had been scanting

he/she/it had been scanting

we had been scanting

they had been scanting

PRESENT

I scant

you scant

he/she/it scants

we scant

they scant

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am scanting

you are scanting

he/she/it is scanting

we are scanting

they are scanting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

scanting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have scanted

you have scanted

he/she/it has scanted

we have scanted

they have scanted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been scanting

you have been scanting

he/she/it has been scanting

we have been scanting

they have been scanting

I would have scanted

we would have scanted

you would have scanted

he/she/it would have scanted

they would have scanted