scarcity

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

uncountable countable

(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient. / (countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.

Japanese Meaning

不足 / 欠乏 / 乏しさ

The scarcity of affordable housing in the city forced many families to move farther away.

都市部で手頃な住宅が不足しているため、多くの家族がより遠くへ移らざるを得なかった。

Sense（1）

(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.

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

Sense（2）

(countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.

a scarcity of grain

scarcities

（ plural ）