Scarceness: alternatives and connections

Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.

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The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrquence of his visits.

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Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity.

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The state or quality of being rare.

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The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.

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The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.

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The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.

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The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.

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Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

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Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

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The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penu…

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An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, bu…

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An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, bu…

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