← BackshareGuesspaucity/ˈpɔːsɪti/nounA small number or amount; scarcity or lack of something.The paucity of evidence made it hard to solve the case.The garden suffered from a paucity of rain this summer.There is a paucity of affordable housing in the city.SynonymsdearthscarcitylackshortageAntonymsabundanceplentyplethora