scantness

noun

Definition of scantnessnext
as in shortage

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  1. shortage
  2. deficiency
  3. deficit
  4. scarcity
  5. poverty
  6. absence
  7. failure
  8. paucity
Noun
  • What to do nearby There’s no shortage to do in Vancouver and Azur is right in the heart of it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Albanian Manufacturing Association warned this week that nearly 150 garment factories have closed and roughly 25,000 jobs have been lost in recent years amid declining exports, high production costs, labor shortages and the euro’s depreciation.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortage
Noun
  • Results may appear in as little as three months when a product addresses a real deficiency.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Egg yolks, salmon, nuts and vegetables easily clear the target, so real deficiency is uncommon.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of deficiency
Noun
  • Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen vowed deep budget cuts Tuesday to lower the deficit, but has also pledged to increase retirement benefits.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The New York Yankees face an all-too-familiar 2-0 deficit in the postseason, largely due to an all-too-familiar mind-numbing facet of the team.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of deficit
Noun
  • Some may leave Kabul altogether, but water scarcity is common in many parts of Afghanistan.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What’s Happening The clearest consumer breakout came in August 2023, when Trader Joe’s frozen kimbap sold out nationally after social-media amplification and in-store scarcity.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of scarcity
Noun
  • Months of American and Israeli bombs have damaged the country’s industries and infrastructure, spiking unemployment and pushing more Iranians into poverty.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • There’s less in neighborhoods with high poverty rates and more people of color.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of poverty
Noun
  • His absence opened the door for Chris Bell to step up, delivering a 47-yard reception off a slant in last week’s loss to the Chiefs.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The mysterious absence The Chiefs opened the game with a surprise.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of absence
Noun
  • The installation at the military’s oldest active test base would help shield critical defense operations from wider grid failures.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of failure
Noun
  • Research shows that the paucity of surgeons is likely to increase during the coming years.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But some of the artists who did take the stage to play their current singles on Sunday did see some surges in streaming interest following the VMAs, perhaps standing out even more due to the relative paucity of performers.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of paucity
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“Scantness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantness. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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