Definitions for paucities

paucities pau·ci·ty

Spelling: [paw-si-tee]
IPA: /ˈpɔ sɪ ti/

Paucities is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 451 anagrams from letters in paucities (aceiipstu).

Definitions for paucities

noun

  1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness:
  2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.

Origin of paucities

1375-1425; late Middle English paucite Latin paucitās fewness, derivative of paucus few; see -ity

Examples for paucities

For some reason or other there is a paucity of woodpeckers on the Nilgiris.

Moreover, the long moratorium has resulted in a paucity of qualified experts to research firearm injuries.

We can complain of no lack of plot or paucity of incidents in His Heart's Desire.

The paucity of women in STEM is not just a problem for New York.

It seemed to her that never before had there been such a paucity of monarchists.

A former studio chief agrees that the paucity of stars under 30 is a serious problem for the studios.

So they went bobbing about in a tub, and we, with a like paucity of equipment, essayed to follow them.

Part of that lies in the paucity of documentation of what the Vikings actually did during their raids.

In spite of this paucity of clothing, there was not the least immodesty in their bearing.

Poor health care, a paucity of jobs, and a sense of instability is now taking its toll.

Word Value for paucities
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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