scarcity, scarceness
(noun) a small and inadequate amount
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scarcity (countable and uncountable, plural scarcities)
(uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient
(countable) an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
• (condition of something being scarce): infrequency, rareness, rarity; see also rareness
• (inadequate amount of something): dearth, deficiency, lack, infrequency, penury, rareness, rarity, want; see also lack
• (condition of something being scarce): frequency, commonness; see also commonness
• (inadequate amount of something): abundance, copiousness; see also excess
• city cars
Source: Wiktionary
Scarce"ness, Scar"ci*ty, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 May 2025
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
