paucity

pau·ci·ty

 (pô′sĭ-tē)

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 paucitās, from paucus, few; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

paucity

(ˈpɔːsɪtɪ)

n

1. smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth

2. 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 number dearth scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount

paucity

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

paucity

noun

The condition or fact of being deficient:

defect, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, poverty, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, underage.

Translations

niukkuus

scarsezzascarsità

paucity

[ˈpɔːsɪtɪ] N → escasez f, insuficiencia f

paucity

[ˈpɔːsɪti] n → pénurie f, carence f

paucity

n (liter) → Mangel m (→ of an +dat)

paucity

[ˈpɔːsɪtɪ] n (frm) → scarsità