scarcity

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɛɹsɪti/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɛəsɪti/ === Noun === scarcity (countable and uncountable, plural scarcities) (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient. July 6, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 136 Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity. (countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage. ==== Synonyms ==== (condition of something being scarce): infrequency, rareness, rarity; see also Thesaurus:rareness (inadequate amount of something): dearth, deficiency, lack, infrequency, penury, rareness, rarity, want; see also Thesaurus:lack ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “condition of something being scarce”): frequency, commonness; see also Thesaurus:commonness (antonym(s) of “inadequate amount of something”): abundance, copiousness; see also Thesaurus:excess ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === city cars