scarcity

Etymology
From ;.

Noun

 * 1)  The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
 * 2) * July 6, 1751,,  No. 136
 * Praise owes its value only to its scarcity.
 * 1)  An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.
 * 1)  An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:rareness
 * ,, , , , , , ; see also Thesaurus:lack

Antonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:commonness
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:excess

Translations

 * Asturian: escasez
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:, , escassesa
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: malabundo
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: escaseza
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Ancient: σπάνις
 * Italian:
 * Latin: paucitās
 * Macedonian: ску́дност, о́скудност
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: cion, gainne, gainnead
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: ,
 * Tagalog: kauyakan
 * Telugu:
 * Ukrainian: неста́ча
 * Welsh: anamlder


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: escaseza
 * Italian:
 * Latin: inopia
 * Macedonian: недостаток, недостиг
 * Maori: ngōuruuru
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: cion, gainne, gainnead
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: ,
 * Telugu:
 * Ukrainian: неста́ча
 * Welsh: prinder,