The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is…

paucity (noun) – 1. Smallness of number; fewness.

2. Scarcity; dearth.

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology : Here’s a little information about paucity: the word was first recorded in English in the 15th century, and it comes to us from the Latin paucitas (“smallness of number”), which is derived from the adjective paucus (“little”). The word’s origin informs its use; paucity can be used to refer to a littleness of numbers (as in “a paucity of facts/studies”) or quantity (“a paucity of evidence”), or one can use paucity when speaking of abstract concepts, as in “a paucity of experience/knowledge.”

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