2
infrequency(lack, shortage, rarity)
2
lack
2
parsimoniousness
2
parsimony
2
paucity(lack, shortage)
2
rarity(lack, shortage, dearth)
2
roughness(sharpness, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness)
2
scantiness(lack, shortage)
2
shortage(noun, lack)
2
sparsity(lack, shortage, rarity)
2
steepness(noun, severity)
2
tartness(sharpness, severity, harshness)
1
abruptness(noun, severity)
1
acidity
1
acridity
1
acuteness(noun, severity)
1
arrogance
1
bite
1
bleakness(noun, severity)
1
bluntness(noun, severity)
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