摘要: Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2021 is: paucity • \PAW-suh-tee\ &...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2021 is:
paucity • \PAW-suh-tee\ • noun
Paucity implies smallness of number or quantity.
// There was a paucity of detail in the report.
Examples:
"... sparse transit service and a paucity of bicycle lanes often leave automobiles as the only, not necessarily the preferred, transportation option." — David Zipper, The Daily Herald (Everett, Washington), 25 Oct. 2021
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Paucity refers to "littleness" in numbers (as in "a paucity of facts") or quantity ("a paucity of common sense"). The word comes from paucus, Latin for "little."
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