L
LLLOS.ai
Student
L
Word BookShort entry

Paucity

noun/pˈɔːsᵻɾi/
Definition
an insufficient quantity or number
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɔːsᵻɾi/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɔːsɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɔːsɪti/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈɔːsᵻɾi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Mangel
eine unzureichende Menge oder Anzahl
🇫🇷French
manque
une quantité ou un nombre insuffisant
🇪🇸Spanish
escasez
una cantidad o número insuficiente
🇮🇹Italian
scarsità
una quantità o un numero insufficiente
🇳🇱Dutch
gebrek
een onvoldoende hoeveelheid of aantal
🇵🇹Portuguese
escassez
uma quantidade ou número insuficiente
🇷🇺Russian
бедность
недостаточное количество или количество
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कमी
अपर्याप्त मात्रा या संख्या
🇧🇩Bengali
অভাব
একটি অপর্যাপ্ত পরিমাণ বা সংখ্যা
🇮🇳Tamil
பற்றாக்குறை
போதுமான அளவு அல்லது எண்
🇮🇳Telugu
కొరత
సరిపోని పరిమాణం లేదా సంఖ్య
🇮🇳Marathi
कमतरता
एक अपुरी मात्रा किंवा संख्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
તંગી
અપૂરતી માત્રા અથવા સંખ્યા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊರತೆ
ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദാരിദ്ര്യം
അപര്യാപ്തമായ അളവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംഖ്യ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਮੀ
ਇੱਕ ਨਾਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਖਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
کمی
ایک ناکافی مقدار یا تعداد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
匮乏
数量或数量不足
🇯🇵Japanese
不足
不十分な量または数
🇰🇷Korean
소수
수량이나 수가 부족하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ít ỏi
số lượng hoặc số lượng không đủ
🇹🇭Thai
ความขัดสน
ปริมาณหรือจำนวนไม่เพียงพอ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekurangan
jumlah atau jumlah yang tidak mencukupi
🇵🇭Filipino
kakapusan
hindi sapat na dami o bilang
🇲🇾Malay
kekurangan
kuantiti atau bilangan yang tidak mencukupi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ندرة
كمية أو عدد غير كاف
🇮🇷Persian
کمبود
مقدار یا تعداد ناکافی
🇹🇷Turkish
kıtlık
yetersiz miktar veya sayı
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַחְסוֹר
כמות או מספר לא מספיקים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'paucity'?
The primary meaning of 'paucity' is 'an insufficient quantity or number'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'paucity' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'paucity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'paucity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'paucity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'paucity' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Do you find 'paucity' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'paucity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'paucity' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'paucity' in a professional email?
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'paucity' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
Pick an option to see how others voted
This word is also in the Advanced book — want the full, immersive treatment (age meanings, culture, creative use, deeper Hindi & exercises)? Open the Advanced entry →