疎そ

na-adjective, noun

sparse; thin; not dense

Describes physical or abstract things that are thinly distributed, such as vegetation, hair, or attendance. Antonym: 密 (dense).

Antonyms: 密 (みつ)

• この森もりは木きが疎そだ。

  This forest has sparse trees.

• 会かい議ぎの出しゅっ席せき者しゃは疎そだった。

  Attendance at the meeting was sparse.

na-adjective, noun

distant; estranged; alienated

Used for relationships that have grown cold or distant, often between people who were once close. Antonym: 親 (intimate).

Antonyms: 親 (しん)

• 最さい近きん、彼かれとは関かん係けいが疎そになってしまった。

  Lately, my relationship with him has become distant.

• 兄きょう弟だいなのに、とても疎そな間あいだ柄がらだ。

  Even though they are siblings, they have a very estranged relationship.