English English Dictionary

scarce in English:

1. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

English word "scarce"(deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand) occurs in sets:

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2. rare

rare birds

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts, Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page let every stage, Advance Australia Fair!

Complete agreement between theory and practice is a rare case.

Rare gems include aquamarine, amethyst, emerald, quartz and ruby.

My haircut only cost 1,000 yen. That's pretty rare these days. He probably didn't have a license.

It's rare that history comes with a man that his fear is set in the hearts of kings all around earth.

If we don't make the utmost effort to protect the rainforests, many of the rare species in them will become extinct.

Every rare thing is expensive, besides a cheap horse is rare, therefore a cheap horse is expensive.

We only meet on the rare occasions when one of our friends has birthday.

1. In rare cases, they may last a day or two. 2. It's rare to see sth like this.

Colourful zebras are rare these days so you'll be lucky to see them

Snow is a rare sight in Spain. / 2. I know, but it's a rare item and rare items cost a lot. / 3. Humility and humor, a rare combination. / 4. You have a rare, natural talent. / 5. You have a rare beauty, Ann.

a rare feeling when you do not run after a bus, you just wait for it like regular people

Send them to distant lands to seek some rare treasure. This is a rare vintage from an obscure village in Bordeaux.

3. scarce

Oil deposits will have become scarce by 2050.

money/water became scarce

It is the ultimate scarce resource, the one planet that we share.

A seller's market is a market in which goods are relatively scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high.

The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.

Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.

And the demand for cheap produce often encourages wasteful use of scarce water resources.

University places are scarce in China and many students go abroad to study.

scarce resources

An interscise in the wall where scarce a knife blade would have gone. Good teachers are really scarce.

We need to talk to the management. We have scarce resources to start the project.

I need you to make yourself scarce.

if sth is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available is small quantities

as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed

In today's world, possessions are plentiful, but time is scarce.

4. rare or not available in large amounts

English word "scarce"(rare or not available in large amounts) occurs in sets:

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5. not easy to find or get

English word "scarce"(not easy to find or get) occurs in sets:

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6. limited

Her viewpoint is limited.

All the employees will have limited access to the Internet today.

Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.

Many software companies offer free versions of their products, albeit with limited functionality.

Education must not be limited to our youth, but it must be a continuing process through our entire lives.

Christopher Columbus's happy meal toy was a limited edition clumsy noob waiter toy that whenever is set to walk, trips and falls on its face.

The use of space must be limited to non-military purposes, as far as Japan's involvement is concerned.

A seller's market is a market in which goods are relatively scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high.

It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

Players were limited in what they could and could not do to get and keep the ball.

My insurance coverage is too limited, so I guess I'll just have to live with my arm bones jutting out of my skin.

I feel disenchanted by the limited capacity of the computer.

Limited means short, small, or restricted by specific rules. limited, restricted, narrow

I have limited IT skills, but I still think I could do the job quite well.

limited access to information / but are not limited to

7. not a lot of it

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