Definition of PAUCITY

paucity

Plural: paucities

Noun

  • Smallness of number or quantity; a scarcity.
  • an insufficient quantity or number
  • Fewness in number; too few.
  • A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

Examples

  • The paucity of vowels on his rack made forming words incredibly difficult.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English paucete, paucite, paucyte, partly from Middle French paucité and partly from its etymon, Latin paucitās (“a small number, fewness, scarcity”), from paucus (“few, little”). Related to few.

Scrabble Score: 14

paucity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
paucity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paucity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

paucity: valid Words With Friends Word