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scar·ci·ty
 scarcity
- pronunciation:
- skeIr
sih
ti
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noun |
| inflections: |
scarcities |
| definition 1: |
shortage; dearth.
- synonyms:
- dearth, deficiency, insufficiency, paucity, shortage, want
- antonyms:
- abundance, amplitude, enough, excess
- similar words:
- need, poverty
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| definition 2: |
uncommonness; rarity.
- synonyms:
- rareness, rarity, uncommonness
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| related words: |
famine, lack, necessity, want |
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