paucity
/ˈpɔːsəti/noun
उच्चारण पॉसटी
कमी, अभाव, अल्पता, न्यूनता
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noun
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[sing., U] ~ (of sth) formal
a small amount of something; less than enough of something
कमी, अभाव, अल्पता, न्यूनता
- There is a paucity of good English teachers in rural schools.
- The report blamed the paucity of funds for the delay.
- There is a paucity of reliable data on the subject.
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- The paucity of rainfall caused a shortage of water.
- The paucity of buses in the village makes travel hard.
Synonyms scarcity shortage dearth lack insufficiency
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pau·ci·ty
With -au- and -city (not 'pausity' or 'paucety'); from the Latin paucus, few.
-au- और अंत में -city ('pausity' या 'paucety' गलत है); Latin paucus, थोड़े, से।
?Which word?
Keep the shortage words together: paucity, dearth, scarcity, shortage, lack; their opposites abundance, plenty, glut.
कमी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: paucity, dearth, scarcity, shortage, lack; इनके विपरीत abundance, plenty, glut।
§Grammar and usage
A paucity of.
'a paucity of' आता है।