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Pauperism vs Scarcity - What's the difference?

pauperism | scarcity |

As nouns the difference between pauperism and scarcity

is that pauperism is the state of being a pauper; poverty while scarcity is (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient.

pauperism

English

Noun

(-)
  • the state of being a pauper; poverty

    • scarcity

    English

    (wikipedia scarcity)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient
  • * Rambler
    • Praise owes its value to its scarcity .
  • (countable) an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
    • a scarcity of grain

    Synonyms

    * dearth * deficiency * lack * infrequency * penury * rareness * rarity * want

    Antonyms

    * abundance * copiousness