Added 9 October 2026 sparse /spɑːs/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsUncommon Words Latin root: sparsus Wiktionary adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sparse at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Not dense. a thin beard Origin Borrowed from Latin sparsus. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: thindistributedscatteringscattereddispersedissipationdispersionscatterdispersalpiecemealfragmentaryfragmented Back to today's word