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spareness

  • a word derived from spare.

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"We loved the spareness of the writing," Doyle explained.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

One of the first things that stands out about “Tokyo Express” is the elegant spareness of its prose.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

A reaction against overly complex, representative works, the art that emerged in this period was characterized by spareness and abstraction.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2023

At the same time, it represents a return of sorts — to the spareness of his early writing as well as to his fascination with artists as characters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2023

The architecture had a spareness and an economy of line that were pragmatic to the point of absurdity.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy