scarcity

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Noun

scarcity

1. (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient

   • Praise […] owes its value to its scarcity.

2. (countable) an inadequate amount of something; a shortage

   a scarcity of grain

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

• (condition of something being scarce) frequency, commonness; see also Thesaurus:commonness
• (inadequate amount of something) abundance, copiousness; see also Thesaurus:excess

Translations

• French: manque, rareté
• German: Mangel, Knappheit
• Italian: scarsità
• Portuguese: escassez
• Russian: нехва́тка
• Spanish: escasez

Translations

• French: pénurie
• Italian: scarsità
• Portuguese: escassez, carestia
• Russian: недоста́ток
• Spanish: carestía

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