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Scarcity vs Indigence - What's the difference?

scarcity | indigence |

As nouns the difference between scarcity and indigence

is that scarcity is (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient while indigence is extreme poverty or destitution.

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

    indigence

    English

    Noun

  • extreme poverty or destitution

    • Synonyms

    * indigency

    Antonyms

    * affluence

    Related terms

    * indigent

    References

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