Scarcity vs Scantiness - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient
* Rambler
(countable) an inadequate amount of something; a shortage
(uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
(countable) The result or product of being scanty.
Scantiness is a synonym of scarcity.
In uncountable terms the difference between scarcity and scantiness
is that scarcity is the condition of something being scarce or deficient while scantiness is the quality of being scanty.In countable terms the difference between scarcity and scantiness
is that scarcity is an inadequate amount of something; a shortage while scantiness is the result or product of being scanty.scarcity
English
(wikipedia scarcity)Noun
- Praise owes its value to its scarcity .
- a scarcity of grain