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[ paw-si-tee ] / ˈpɔ sɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paucity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsmallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness. Origin of paucity1375–1425; late Middle English paucite<Latin paucitās fewness, derivative of paucus few; see -ity Words nearby paucitypaua, paucal, paucibacillary, paucis verbis, paucisynaptic, paucity, Paul, Paula, Paul, Alice, Paul-Boncour, Paul Bunyan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paucityPart of that lies in the paucity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids. How the Vikings Saved Europe and Got a Terrible Reputation|William O’Connor|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Moreover, the long moratorium has resulted in a paucity of qualified experts to research firearm injuries. Pediatricians Take on the NRA Over Gun Safety|Brandy Zadrozny|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Poor health care, a paucity of jobs, and a sense of instability is now taking its toll. One Year Later, Libya’s Long Road Continues|Jamie Dettmer|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST The paucity of women in STEM is not just a problem for New York. Twitter Invests in Young Women with ‘Girls Who Code’|Allison Yarrow|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A former studio chief agrees that the paucity of stars under 30 is a serious problem for the studios. Is He Sabotaging His Career?|Kim Masters|March 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST It serves to emphasize, however, the paucity of cases among infants in this great land of endemic adult scurvy. Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess It is difficult to form a conception of her character because of the paucity of information about her. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer He, nevertheless, was not disconcerted by the paucity of information. Monte-Cristo's Daughter|Edmund Flagg "Amiens has no outline," says he; meaning that there is a paucity of the picturesqueness of irregularity in its sky-line. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine|Francis Miltoun But the population had to have cheap bread, and attention had to be given the paucity of the supply. The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner
British Dictionary definitions for paucity
nounsmallness of quantity; insufficiency; dearth smallness of number; fewness Word Origin for paucityC15: from Latin paucitās scarcity, from paucus few Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paucitysmallness, insufficiency, dearth, paltriness, scantiness, scarceness, rarity, famine, deficiency, absence, shortage, meagerness, poverty, slightness, fewness, sparseness, slenderness, sparsity |