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paucity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dearth |
| Type of | scarceness, scarcity |
Examples of paucity
paucity
The move does make a certain amount of sense, given the paucity of alternatives.
From the forbes.com
I can think of two reasons for the paucity of conclusive research on this issue.
From the economix.blogs.nytimes.com
A Polish friend of mind laments the paucity of species here compared to Poland.
From the independent.co.uk
Canada may be loaded down the middle, but there's a paucity of natural wingers.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Their paucity of subtilty is probably at his level and they deserve each other.
From the nbr.co.nz
It was hard to tell exactly, given the paucity of such sightings over the week.
From the denverpost.com
Even an actor as powerful as Scott cannot make up for the paucity of invention.
From the time.com
Does this trend reflect a paucity of good original screenplays or something else?
From the sfgate.com
The squabble also illustrates the paucity of reliable information on house prices.
From the online.wsj.com
- Dearth: an insufficient quantity or number
- Scarcity is the fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human needs and wants, in a world of limited resources. It states that society has insufficient productive resources to fulfill all human wants and needs. ...
- Fewness in number; a small number; Smallness in size or amount; meagerness
- (adj.) small in quantity (Gilbert lamented the paucity of twentieth-century literature courses available at the college.)
- Smallness of number or quantity. We cancelled the embroidery classes because of a paucity of attendants.
- (n) - scarcity; lack
