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