Definition of Paucety
Pau"ci*ty (?), n. [L. paucitas,
fr. paucus few, little: cf. F. paucité See
Few.] 1. Fewness; smallness of number;
scarcity. Hooker.
Revelation denies it by the stern reserve, the
paucity, and the incompleteness, of its
communications. I. Taylor.
2. Smallnes of quantity; exiguity;
insufficiency; as, paucity of blood. Sir T.
Browne.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- fewness in number. Example: There is a paucity of good restaurants around here.
- nearly lacking; dearth. Example: Why is there such a paucity of grapes this year?
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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