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scarceness vs paucity

paucity vs scarceness

scarceness and paucity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scarceness Yes No No No
paucity Yes No No No
As nouns, paucity is a hyponym of scarceness; that is, paucity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scarceness:
  • scarceness: a small and inadequate amount
  • paucity: an insufficient quantity or number
Other hyponyms of scarceness include dearth, infrequency, rareness, rarity.
scarceness (noun) paucity (noun)
a small and inadequate amount an insufficient quantity or number
Difference between scarceness and paucity

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