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deficiency vs drop in the ocean

drop in the ocean vs deficiency

deficiency and drop in the ocean both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deficiency Yes No No No
drop in the ocean Yes No No No
As nouns, drop in the ocean is a hyponym of deficiency; that is, drop in the ocean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deficiency:
  • deficiency: lack of an adequate quantity or number
  • drop in the ocean: an effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.
Other hyponyms of deficiency include exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, deficit, shortage, shortfall, scarceness, scarcity, slenderness, drop in the bucket.
deficiency (noun) drop in the ocean (noun)
lack of an adequate quantity or number an effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
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