rarity vs scarceness
scarceness vs rarityrarity and scarceness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rarity | Yes | No | No | No |
| scarceness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
scarceness is a hypernym of
rarity; that is, scarceness is a
word with a broader meaning than rarity:
- rarity: noteworthy scarcity
- scarceness: a small and inadequate amount
Other hypernyms of rarity include
scarcity.
| rarity (noun) | scarceness (noun) |
|---|---|
| something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | a small and inadequate amount |
| a rarified quality | |
| noteworthy scarcity |
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