scarceness

SCARCENESS SCARCITY

angustiae (e.g. rei frumentariae rei familiaris): paucitas (e.g. oratorum). A time of scarceness annus sterilis. This year was a time of great scarceness hoc anno frumentum angustius provenit (Caes. B.G. 5 24): scarcity of money argentaria inopia (Plaut.); difficultas nummaria (Ter.); difficultas rei nummariae (Cic.).

scarceness, scarcity:

1. paucĭtas (fewness): a wonderful s. of panthers, mira pantherarum p., Cic. Fam. 2, 11, 2.

2. pēnūria (dearth): in a time of s., in penuria, Plin. 18, 13 34, ad fin.: a s. of good men, p. bonorum, Cic. Brut. 1, 2.

3. angustiae, arum (straits, inadequate supply): s. of provisions, a. rei frumentariae, Caes. B. C. 2, 17: Cic.

4. diffĭcultas (difficulty of obtaining anything): a s. of money, d. numaria, Cic. Verr. 2, 28, 69: a s. of provisions, d. annonae, Suet. Aug. 41.

5. cārĭtas (high price): first s. then positive want, primum c., deinde inopia, Auct. pro Dom. 10, 25: in a time of s., in caritate, Cic. Off. 2, 17, 5, 8: it was a year of very great s., annus in summa c. fuit, id. Verr. 3, 93, 216: v. DEARTH.

6. ĭnŏpia: v. WANT, DESTITUTION. Phr.: the people were suffering from a great s. of provisions, plebs acri annona fatigabatur, Tac. A. 4, 6: a season of s. had arisen, annona artior inciderat, Suet. Tib. 8: frumentum angustius provenerat, Caes. B. G. 5, 24.