scar·ci·ty 
/ˈskeɚsəti/ noun
plural scar·ci·ties /ˈskeɚsəti/ noun : a very small supply : the state of being scarce [count] — usually singular ▪ There was a scarcity of food. [=there was very little food; there was not enough food] ▪ wartime scarcities [noncount] ▪ Scarcity of food forced the herds to move.
