paucity
n. US //ˈpɔsəˌti// UK //pˈɔːsɪti// pauci·ty
From Middle English paucete, paucite, paucyte, partly from Middle French paucité and partly from its etymon, Latin paucitās (“a small number, fewness, scarcity”), from paucus (“few, little”). Related to few.