1. the quality or state of being inadequate in quantity or extent; scantiness
2. the quality of being thin or lacking in substance

Examples

• The meagerness of his salary made it difficult to support his family.
• She was shocked by the meagerness of the meal served at the expensive restaurant.
• The meagerness of evidence made it impossible to convict the suspect.
• Despite the meagerness of resources, the team managed to complete the project.
• The meagerness of his frame suggested he hadn’t been eating well.
• The meagerness of the harvest worried the farmers about the coming winter.