fewness

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paucity
Noun
  • Money was counted daily, spoken of incessantly, felt in its paucity like a ghost in each room.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But there is a major paucity of urologists in the United States, with about four urologists for every 100,000 Americans, according to the American Urological Association’s 2024 census.
    Denise Asafu-Adjei, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Fewness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fewness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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