Scarceness

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  • n. The property of being scarce.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or condition of being scarce.
  • n. Deficiency; dearth.
  • n. Bareness; infrequency of occurrence; uncommonness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small and inadequate amount
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    infrequency    rarity    paucity    rareness    dearth   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    deficiency    penury   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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