No the word scanty is not a noun. It is an adjective.
The word 'scanty' is an adjective (scanty, scantier, scantiest), that describes a noun as limited; barely enough; meager, insufficient; inadequate. The noun form for the adjective scanty is scantiness. The adverb for for the adjective scanty is scantily. There is no verb form for the adjective scanty.
The cheerleaders wore scanty outfits.
The opposite of scanty is plentiful. This means that there is plenty of things.
It was a scanty amount of food to feed four people with.
Oligohydramnios means scanty amniotic fluid.
The word scanty is an adjective that means limited in some degree or quantity. A synonym for scanty is meager; meaning lacking.
The medical terminology combining form meaning scanty is "oligo-".
(Scant and scanty are not exactly the same. Scant means little, scarce, in short supply. Scanty is normally more narrowly used, to mean barely adequate.)She wore a scanty nightgown that left little to the imagination.The scanty sail had been repaired innumerable times with thin patches.
A person carrying only 1 briefcase or light bag in the Hotel in known as Scanty Baggage.
The portions were so scanty, the picture in the menu must have been taken with a magnifying lens.
There are not too many places that sell cheap Scanty Pajamas anymore. I found one website that does though. The website is called, The Find. It has some cheap Scanty Pajamas.