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paucity.

Fewness in number; too few.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒs.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɔs.ɪ.ti/General-American[ˈpɔs.ɪ.ɾi]General-American/ˈpɑ.sɪ.ti/cot-caught-merger
  1. Fewness in number; too few.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English paucete, paucite, paucyte, partly from Middle French paucité and partly from its etymon, Latin paucitās (“a small number, fewness, scarcity”), from paucus (“few, little”). Related to few.

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