paucity Definition
pau·city (pô′sə tē)
noun
- fewness; small number
- scarcity; dearth; insufficiency
Etymology: ME paucyte < MFr or L: MFr paucité < L paucitas < paucus, few
paucity Synonyms
paucity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- convert: Many reasons are given for the paucity of converts.
- evidence: There is a paucity of evidence on the effects of class size on pupils ' learning.
- literature: With such a paucity of literature during that period it's hard to find out what was actually going on.
- talent: I can hear already protests about the paucity of local talent, but I am just not prepared to accept them.
- datum: At present there is a paucity of such data.
- material: In contrast to the paucity of biographical material, however, many sources of Clemens ' music survive.
Converse of subject
- limit: To be fair, there were caveats: " Our deliberations have been limited by the paucity of the available evidence.
- compound: Poor public awareness is compounded by the relative paucity of local authority sources of in-house specialist advice.
Converse of object
- reveal: This review revealed a paucity of references relating to the use of PBL in Sociology.
- reflect: That pattern could simply reflect the paucity of records, particularly from earlier centuries.
- give: Given the paucity of detailed information for GB, we must rely on figures from abroad.
- have: Consequently, we have a paucity of cases to examine and it is hard to see how we can test these claims.
- note: In evaluating barriers and enablers, we note the paucity of research about how these factors interact.
- highlight: The review did not discuss specific interventions, as its main purpose was to highlight the paucity of evidence.
Adjective modifier
- relative: Of the employe's earnings not based upon relative paucity of.
- general: There was also a general paucity of trained operatives.
- apparent: Given the apparent paucity of surviving live and broadcast material by the band there may not be much more to come.
- current: Adder The current paucity and irregular distribution of the adder is not easy to understand.
- striking: Excavations in both residential and government towns have revealed a striking paucity of cult buildings.
- comparative: It is this passive resistance which accounts, for example, for the comparative paucity and poverty of distinctively Scottish literature since the Union.
Browse dictionary entries near paucity
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- ‹ patty shell
- ‹ patty-cake
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- ‹ Patton, George Smith known as Old Blood and Guts
- ‹ Patton, George Smith
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