Etymology

scarceness

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Today it means: The property of being scarce; dearth, rarity. Full definition →

Middle English scarsnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromscarsnesse
  2. English todayscarceness

Inherited from Middle English scarsnesse; by surface analysis, scarce + ness.

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