scarcity
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Northern French escarcete; surface analysis scarce + -ity.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɛɹsɪti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɛəsɪti/
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NounEdit
scarcity (countable and uncountable, plural scarcities)
- (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- July 6, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 136
- Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity.
- July 6, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 136
- (countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.
- a scarcity of grain
SynonymsEdit
- (condition of something being scarce): infrequency, rareness, rarity; see also Thesaurus:rareness
- (inadequate amount of something): dearth, deficiency, lack, infrequency, penury, rareness, rarity, want; see also Thesaurus:lack
AntonymsEdit
- (condition of something being scarce): frequency, commonness; see also Thesaurus:commonness
- (inadequate amount of something): abundance, copiousness; see also Thesaurus:excess
TranslationsEdit
the condition of something being scarce or deficient
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an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
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