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Deficiency Dearth Drought Exiguity Famine Inadequacy Infrequncy Insufficiency Lacking Paucity Rarity Scanty Shortage Sparseness Sparsity Stringency
There is no specific term for a fear of inadequacy. However, a word which is used to describe a fear of failure is atychiphobia.
shortage scarcity
The scarcity of the books in the library shocked me.
Yes, the word 'scarcity' is a noun, a word for an insufficiency of amount or supply; a shortage; a word for a thing.
There is lot of water scarcity in my locality.
Quantitatively, water scarcity is measured by comparing water availability to the demand for water within a region. Qualitatively, water scarcity refers to the inadequacy of water resources to meet the needs of the population in terms of sanitation, hygiene, and human consumption. Both aspects are crucial in understanding the severity and impact of water scarcity on a community or region.
It is a noun.
Scarcity
An antonym for the word "plenty" is "scarcity" or "lack".
Scarcity is the state of being in a short supply. An example of using it in a sentence would be "The scarcity of water caused the state to pass water rationing laws". The word 'scarcity' is a noun, which functions as the subject of a sentence or clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.Examples:A scarcity of good jobs has forced many to relocate. (subject of the sentence)The flood caused a scarcity of housing. (direct object of the verb 'caused')
The noun 'scarcity' is a word for not enough to satisfy what is needed; the resources are finite, cannot meet the need, which is infinite.