scarceness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scarceness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for scarceness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scarceness n a small and inadequate amount [syn: scarcity, scarceness] Antonym(s): abundance, copiousness, teemingness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scarceness \Scarce"ness\, Scarcity \Scar"ci*ty\, n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. --Chaucer. A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples. --Addison. Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. --Rambler. The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness. --Collier. Syn: Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency.