Definitions for paucity

paucity pau·ci·ty

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

Paucity is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 132 anagrams from letters in paucity (aciptuy).

Definitions for paucity

noun

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

Origin of paucity

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

Examples for paucity

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Word Value for paucity
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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