sparseness

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But most of all, the song is an unadorned message directly to his wife, hence its simplicity, its sparseness, the intimacy of the vocal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Yet the sparseness of Beethoven's sketches made it impossible for symphony experts to go beyond that first movement.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021

The sparseness of trees and other vegetation near the peaks means that when fires do start in, or move to, those elevations, “they don’t get very big, and they run out of fuel,” Kolden says.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2021

On a set whose sparseness and simple lighting evoke Charlie Rose, Macdonald interviews a single guest each episode.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2018

Nor is this sparseness incidental, as in North America, to the early days of settlement.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount