scarcity
Plural: scarcities
Noun
- The state of being scarce, rare, or in short supply.
- a small and inadequate amount
- The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.
Examples
- a scarcity of grain
- The SCARCITY of high-value letters made it a tough Words With Friends game.
Origin / Etymology
From Old Northern French escarcete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity.
Synonyms
scarceness, dearth, deficiency, infrequency, lack, penury, rareness, rarity, want
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
scarcity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscarcity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scarcity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary