paucity
noun/ˈpɔːsəti/
/ˈpɔːsəti/
[singular] (formal)- paucity (of something) a small amount of something; less than enough of something
- a paucity of information
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French paucite or Latin paucitas, from paucus ‘few’.Definitions on the go
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