paucity

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 [ˈpɔːsɪtɪ]

n

1. smallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth

2. smallness of number; fewness

[from Latin paucitās scarcity, from 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 the paucity of information

Translations

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