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pau·ci·ty  (pôs-t)

n.

1. Smallness of number; fewness.

2. Scarcity; dearth: a paucity of natural resources.

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[Middle English paucite, from Old French, from Latin paucits, from paucus, few; see pau-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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paucity

Noun

Formal

1. scarcity

2. smallness of amount or number [Latin paucus few]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paucity - an insufficient quantity or number dearth scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount

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paucity

noun (Formal) scarcity, lack, poverty, shortage, deficiency, rarity, dearth, smallness, insufficiency, slenderness, sparseness, slightness, sparsity, meagreness, paltriness, scantiness

Translations

paucity [ˈpɔːsɪtɪ] n → escasez f

paucity [ˈpɔːsɪtɪ] n → pénurie f, carence f

paucity [ˈpɔːsɪtɪ] n a paucity of → ein Mangel m an +dat

paucity [ˈpɔːsɪtɪ] n → scarsità