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scarcity

noun
  1. The condition of something being scarce or deficient

  2. An inadequate amount of something; a shortage

    "a scarcity of grain"

Synonymsinfrequency, rareness, rarity, dearth, deficiency, infrequency
Antonymscommonness, frequency, abundance, copiousness

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