paucity
pronunciation
How to pronounce paucity in British English:
UK [ˈpɔ:səti]
How to pronounce paucity in American English:
US [ˈpɔsɪti]
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- Noun:
- an insufficient quantity or number
Word Origin
- paucity
- paucity: see few
- paucity (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French paucité (14c.) and directly from Latin paucitatem (nominative paucitas) "fewness, scarcity, a small number," from paucus "few, little," from PIE *pau-ko-, from root *pau- (1) "few, little" (cognates: Latin paullus "little;" Old English feawe "few;" see few (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Even the film \'s impressive finale can \'t hide the first hour \'s paucity of imagination .
- 2. The paucity of good British women Sprinters
- 3. The paucity of data regarding the Udokan deposit makes understanding this system difficult in terms of Earth history events .
- 4. In the past , the paucity of surveillance systems has meant developing countries have lacked up-to-date information on diseases .
- 5. Outside India , for example , Blackstone is largely invisible as a result of the paucity of meaningful buyout deals , according to Blackstone partners .