Paucity
A smallness in number or amount; scarcity.
nounPaucity
A smallness in number or amount; scarcity.
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Imagine This
Paw City is a city inhibited only by animals with paws, like dogs and cats. Can you name one? I think they are very rare.
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Sounds Like
PAW-sih-tee
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Looks Like
pau-city
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Remember This
From Latin paucitas meaning scarcity; used to describe a small amount of something, especially resources or evidence.
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Other Forms
paucitiesnoun
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Connect With
scarcity, dearth, shortage, insufficiency, meagerness
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Note
Often used with 'of' after it (a paucity of resources, a paucity of data). Do not confuse with poverty or pauper, which have different meanings.