scarcity C1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈskɛɹsɪti/ UK /ˈskɛəsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #35263 Meanings 1 noun a small and inadequate amount A scarcity of grain raised prices throughout the town. 2 noun The condition of something being scarce or deficient. Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity. 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 More deficiencylackpenuryrarenessraritywant ↔ Opposites abundancecommonnesscopiousnessexcessfrequencyplentysurplus Word family Derived forms postscarcity Etymology Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scarcity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskɛɹsɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskɛəsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 35263 ## Meanings 1. a small and inadequate amount 2. The condition of something being scarce or deficient. 3. An inadequate amount of something; a shortage. ## Examples - A scarcity of grain raised prices throughout the town. - Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity. - a scarcity of grain ## Synonyms - deficiency - infrequency - lack - penury - rareness - rarity - want - scarceness - dearth ## Antonyms - abundance - commonness - copiousness - excess - frequency - plenty - surplus ## Derived Forms - postscarcity ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown