Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
the scarcities
noun
The condition of something being scarce or deficient
Exact(7)
Of all the scarcities he witnessed, the greatest need he saw was for water.
He has been clever about knowing how to distribute the scarcities with more abundance than other politicians".
On the popular subject of consumerism, with the nation awash in cash after the scarcities of the war years, Whyte discerned that "it is the group that determines when a luxury becomes a necessity".
But despite the privileged status of Ms. Alonso and her troupe, its dancers are not immune to the scarcities in Cuba or to the capriciousness of its political system.
The cover of the menu features a grainy, stylized image of Anita Ekberg from "La Dolce Vita," but the place evokes neither the scarcities nor the excesses of postwar Rome, except for the lovely, very long mirrored bar.
"It offered them a vicarious escape from the scarcities, the queues and the ideological indoctrination, making life under communism more bearable and the East German regime more tolerable," they wrote in their paper, "Opium for the Masses: How Foreign Media Can Stabilize Authoritarian Regimes".
Similar(50)
The scarcity factor has gone".
The scarcity of salt was particularly acute.
The scarcity, though, seems to be universal.
Cord blood could help ease the scarcity.
One reason for the scarcity is the weather.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com