paucity

Noun

Synonyms: dearth

WordNet 3.0

Paucity \Pau"ci*ty\ (p[add]"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. paucitas, fr. paucus few, little: cf. F. paucit['e] See Few.]

1.Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity; rarity. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

Revelation denies it by the stern reserve, the paucity, and the incompleteness, of its communications.— I. Taylor.[1913 Webster]

2.Smallness of quantity; exiguity; insufficiency; as, paucity of blood. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Paugie