different between deprivation vs scarcity

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?p.??.ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

deprivation (countable and uncountable, plural deprivations)

1. (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. (uncountable) The state of being deprived

   Synonyms: privation, loss, want, bereavement

3. (countable) The taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
4. (followed by “of”) lack

Usage notes

• Distinguish from depravation.

Translations

Danish

Noun

deprivation c (singular definite deprivationen, plural indefinite deprivationer)

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Declension

Further reading

• “deprivation” in Den Danske Ordbog

English

Etymology

From Old Northern French escarcete; surface analysis scarce +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sk??s?ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sk??s?ti/

Noun

scarcity (countable and uncountable, plural scarcities)

1. (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient
   • July 6, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 136

     Praise […] owes its value only to its scarcity.

2. (countable) an inadequate amount of something; a shortage

Synonyms

• (condition of something being scarce): infrequency, rareness, rarity; see also Thesaurus:rareness
• (inadequate amount of something): dearth, deficiency, lack, infrequency, penury, rareness, rarity, want; see also Thesaurus:lack

Antonyms

• (condition of something being scarce): frequency, commonness; see also Thesaurus:commonness
• (inadequate amount of something): abundance, copiousness; see also Thesaurus:excess

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