inadequacy vs scarceness
scarceness vs inadequacyinadequacy and scarceness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inadequacy | Yes | No | No | No |
| scarceness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
scarceness is a hyponym of
inadequacy; that is, scarceness is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
inadequacy:
- inadequacy: lack of an adequate quantity or number
- scarceness: a small and inadequate amount
Other hyponyms of inadequacy include
exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, deficit, shortage, shortfall, scarcity, slenderness, drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean.
| inadequacy (noun) | scarceness (noun) |
|---|---|
| unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | a small and inadequate amount |
| lack of an adequate quantity or number | |
| a lack of competence |
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