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paucity
pau·ci·ty P0120000 (pô′sĭ-tē)n.1. Smallness of number; fewness.2. Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.
[Middle English paucite, from Old French, from Latin paucitās, from paucus, few; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]paucity (ˈpɔːsɪtɪ) n1. smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth2. smallness of number; fewness[C15: from Latin paucitās scarcity, from paucus few]pau•ci•ty (ˈpɔ sɪ ti)
n. 1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness. 2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness. [1375–1425; late Middle English paucite < Latin paucitās, derivative of paucus few; see -ity] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | paucity - an insufficient quantity or numberdearthscarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount |
paucitynoun (Formal) scarcity, lack, poverty, shortage, deficiency, rarity, dearth, smallness, insufficiency, slenderness, sparseness, slightness, sparsity, meagreness, paltriness, scantiness the paucity of informationpaucitynounThe condition or fact of being deficient:defect, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, poverty, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, underage.Translations
paucity
Synonyms for paucitynoun scarcitySynonyms- scarcity
- lack
- poverty
- shortage
- deficiency
- rarity
- dearth
- smallness
- insufficiency
- slenderness
- sparseness
- slightness
- sparsity
- meagreness
- paltriness
- scantiness
Synonyms for paucitynoun the condition or fact of being deficientSynonyms- defect
- deficiency
- deficit
- inadequacy
- insufficiency
- lack
- poverty
- scantiness
- scantness
- scarceness
- scarcity
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- underage
Synonyms for paucitynoun an insufficient quantity or numberSynonymsRelated Words |