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Definition of Scarcety

{ Scarce"ness (?), Scar"ci*ty (?) }, n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. Chaucer.

A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples.
Addison.

Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity.
Rambler.

The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness.
Collier.

Syn. -- Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency.

{ Scarce"ness (?), Scar"ci*ty (?) }, n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. Chaucer.

A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples.
Addison.

Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity.
Rambler.

The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness.
Collier.

Syn. -- Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • the condition of something being scarce or deficient; a shortage
  • an inadequate amount of something
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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