Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scarceness \Scarce"ness\, Scarcity \Scar"ci*ty\, n.
The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of
quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency;
lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of
grain; a great scarcity of beauties. --Chaucer.
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A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples.
--Addison.
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Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. --Rambler.
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The value of an advantage is enhanced by its
scarceness. --Collier.
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Syn: Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness;
rarity; infrequency.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scarcity
n 1: a small and inadequate amount [syn: {scarcity},
{scarceness}] [ant: {abundance}, {copiousness},
{teemingness}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
