scarceness vs inadequacy
inadequacy vs scarcenessscarceness and inadequacy both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scarceness | Yes | No | No | No |
| inadequacy | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
inadequacy is a hypernym of
scarceness; that is, inadequacy is a
word with a broader meaning than scarceness:
- scarceness: a small and inadequate amount
- inadequacy: lack of an adequate quantity or number
Other hypernyms of scarceness include
deficiency, insufficiency.
| scarceness (noun) | inadequacy (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small and inadequate amount | unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate |
| lack of an adequate quantity or number | |
| a lack of competence |
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