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paucity
Meaning: a scarcity or insufficient amount of something
paucity in a sentence
How paucity is used in real sentences:
A paucity of evidence forced the investigators to abandon the case.
The committee delayed its decision because of a paucity of reliable data.
“When sociologist Mara Venn began studying neighborhood prejudice, she quickly encountered a paucity of candid replies.”
— from the passage Answers Behind a Screen
Synonyms for paucity
Other words for paucity — scarcity, dearth and shortage — carry the same meaning.
- scarcity
- dearth
- shortage
Antonyms of paucity
Words that mean the opposite of paucity:
- abundance
- plenty
- surplus
Where it comes from
From Latin paucitas, meaning 'fewness or scarcity.'
Memory hook
PAUCITY sounds like 'poor city': a poor city may have a scarcity of resources.