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Definition of Paucity
1. Noun. An insufficient quantity or number.
Definition of Paucity
1. n. Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity.
Definition of Paucity
1. Noun. Fewness in number; too few. ¹
2. Noun. A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paucity
1. smallness of number or quantity [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Paucity
1. 1. Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity. "Revelation denies it by the stern reserve, the paucity, and the incompleteness, of its communications." (I. Taylor) 2. Smallnes of quantity; exiguity; insufficiency; as, paucity of blood. Origin: L. Paucitas, fr. Paucus few, little: cf. F. Paucite See Few. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paucity
Literary usage of Paucity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary (1887)
"They were built for the same reason as the round towers of Norfolk and Suffolk—that
is, because of the paucity of stone, which would do for corners. ..."
2. Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1887)
"The same want of stone will account for the paucity of tombstones in this part
of Surrey, no less from a picturesque point of view certainly, but a serious ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench by George Maule, William Selwyn, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1815)
"... have been weight in the argument; but where there is such a paucity of instances
hi each mode, it only proves that probably there were very few entails. ..."
4. Income: An Examination of the Returns for Services Rendered and from by Scott Nearing (1915)
"The paucity of Service Income The actual amounts paid to the men and women who
do the work of the industrial world, are extremely small. ..."
5. Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hants, Berks, Oxford by William Cobbett (1908)
"In spite, however, of the paucity of new and original matter, I trust that the
result of my labours may be found, not altogether devoid of interest as well ..."
6. Russia, Her Strength and Her Weakness: A Study of the Present Conditions of by Wolf von Schierbrand (1904)
"... Great Difficulty of Obtaining Reliable Figures for Russia's Actual Financial
Condition—paucity of Capital in the Country and Reasons Therefor — Survival ..."
7. Russia, Her Strength and Her Weakness: A Study of the Present Conditions of by Wolf von Schierbrand (1904)
"... Great Difficulty of Obtaining Reliable Figures for Russia's Actual Financial
Condition—paucity of Capital in the Country and Reasons Therefor — Survival ..."
8. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"... hewn out of solid rock; while to prevent a paucity of provisions, in case of
siege, immense stone caverns have been excavated to be used as granaries. ..."
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