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- [skairs]
- /skɛərs/
- /skeəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skairs]
- /skɛərs/
Definitions of scarce word
- adjective scarce insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war. 1
- adjective scarce seldom met with; rare: a scarce book. 1
- abbreviation SCARCE scarcely. 1
- idioms scarce make oneself scarce, Informal. to depart, especially suddenly. to stay away; avoid. 1
- adjective scarce If something is scarce, there is not enough of it. 0
- adjective scarce rarely encountered 0
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Origin of scarce
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English scars < Old North French (e)scars < Vulgar Latin *excarpsus plucked out, for Latin excerptus; see excerpt
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Parts of speech for Scarce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scarce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scarce usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scarce
adj scarce
- a few — small number of
- collectible — that can be collected
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- few — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
adjective scarce
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- endangered — (of a species) Seriously at risk of extinction.
- exceptional — Unusual; not typical.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- junker — any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
adverb scarce
- just — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
Antonyms for scarce
adj scarce
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- all over — All over a place means in every part of it.
- all over the place — If something is happening all over the place, it is happening in many different places.
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- all-over — upper; higher up.
adjective scarce
- abounding — to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout abound.
- intermutual — (obsolete) mutual.
- junglelike — Resemblng a jungle.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- olid — (rare) evil-smelling; fetid.
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