scarceness
11scarceness — noun a small and inadequate amount • Syn: ↑scarcity • Ant: ↑abundance (for: ↑scarcity) • Derivationally related forms: ↑scarce, ↑scarce ( …
12Scarcity — 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… …
13scarce — scarceness, n. /skairs/, adj., scarcer, scarcest, adv. adj. 1. insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war. 2. seldom met with; rare: a scarce book. 3. make oneself scarce, Informal. a. to… …
14dearth — dÉœËθ n. lack, scarceness of something; scarceness of food; famine, severe food shortage …
15Want — (277), n. [Originally an adj., from Icel. vant, neuter of vanr lacking, deficient. [root]139. See {Wane}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; …
16scarce — I. adjective (scarcer; scarcest) Etymology: Middle English scars, from Anglo French eschars, escars narrow, stingy, deficient, from Vulgar Latin *excarpsus, literally, plucked out, past participle of Latin excerpere to pluck out more at excerpt… …
17Economy of the Maldives — In ancient times the Maldives were renowned for cowries, coir rope, dried tuna fish (Maldive Fish), ambergris (Maavaharu) and Coco de mer (Tavakkaashi). Local and foreign trading ships used to load these products in the Maldives and bring them… …
18Vancouver Island marmot — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] …
19Magnolia macrophylla — Bigleaf magnolia Big Leaf Magnolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
20Happy Feet — This article is about the 2006 film. For other uses, see Happy Feet (disambiguation). Happy Feet …
