noun. The state of being meagre.

noun. the quality of being meager

"The text gives a meagre outline of the reigns of himself and his son Ahab, of which perhaps the meagreness is the most significant feature."

deficiency  inadequacy  insufficiency  

abstemiousness  spareness  sparseness  sparsity  thinness  

ancientry  apostolate  aridity  barrenness  body politic  

eagerness  maleness  meanness  measureless