noun
Meaning 1
The property of being scarce; dearth, rarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scarcity
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scarceness
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskɛəsnəs/
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General-American: /ˈskɛɚsnəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
a small and inadequate amount
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scarcity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency
Narrower terms: dearth, paucity, rarity, rareness, infrequency
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scarsnesse; by surface analysis, scarce + ness.