scantness

noun

Definition of scantnessnext
as in shortage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantness
  1. shortage
  2. deficiency
  3. deficit
  4. scarcity
  5. poverty
  6. absence
  7. failure
  8. paucity
Noun
  • The history makes clear that looming mineral shortages ought not be a cause for concern.
    Duncan Money / Made by History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The criticism of MoDOT’s response comes as the state agency has warned about staffing shortages and is short hundreds of snow plow drivers.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of shortage
Noun
  • Nutritional Deficiencies: Rapid or excessive weight loss can lead to deficiencies in vitamins and minerals critical for bone health, which is a concern for postmenopausal women.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Address any nutrient deficiencies by applying a slow-release fertilizer according to soil test results.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of deficiency
Noun
  • The Houston crowd fell silent as the Chargers cut the deficit to 11 with 10:38 remaining.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Arizona State hit 5 of 23 shots the second half and went 1-of-11 from 3 as KU erased a six-point halftime deficit.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of deficit
Noun
  • Children who learn to view money as a tool rather than a source of stress are more likely to save, invest, and break cycles of scarcity.
    Andre Jean-Pierre, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • China’s previous retirement age was set at a time of widespread scarcity and impoverishment, before market reforms brought comparative wealth and rapid improvements in nutrition, health and living conditions.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune Asia, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of scarcity
Noun
  • In no state do TANF benefits reach even 60% of the poverty level for a family of three.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In recent years, Puerto Rico has faced the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, earthquakes, ongoing power grid failures, one of the highest poverty rates in the US, and an economic crisis.
    Lola Mendez, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of poverty
Noun
  • His lengthy absence coincides with Igor Julio being ruled out for months by a thigh injury suffered by the Brazilian in the second half against Arsenal.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Before 2019, all the members of the Vatican department had been men, but both religious sisters and some bishops had long complained about the absence of women in decision-making positions in an office with operations that could directly affect their lives.
    Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of absence
Noun
  • Marie says that Black Girls Breathing encourages Black women to find freedom despite systemic oppression, challenge perfectionism by reframing failure as an opportunity for growth, and redefine success on your own terms.
    Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The suit was brought in Hawaii state court in March 2020, and Honolulu raised several claims under state law, including creating a public nuisance and failure to warn the public of the risks posed by their fossil fuel products.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of failure
Noun
  • It’s made up for some other clear deficiencies — no post game, Young’s struggles, a paucity of 3-point threats and periodic rashes of turnovers — to surprisingly keep the Hawks in the thick of the playoff race.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • If so, from what? The publication of The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing in 1991 would have been a monumental event in Irish literary history no matter what, but the criticism of its lack of women editors and its paucity of women writers created a firestorm.
    Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of paucity
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