Meanings
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1
noun
a small and inadequate amount
A scarcity of grain raised prices throughout the town.
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2
noun
The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity.
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3
noun
An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.
a scarcity of grain
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
noun
· a small and inadequate amount
scarceness
2
noun
· the condition of something...
infrequency
3
noun
· an inadequate amount of...
dearth
Word family
Derived forms
postscarcity
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity.