Amount
Amount noun - A given or particular mass or aggregate of matter.
Deficiency and amount are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Deficiency" with "Amount", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: amounting, amounted
Deficiency
Deficiency noun - Lack of an adequate quantity or number.
Amount and deficiency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amount" instead a noun "Deficiency".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- There is also an unusual amount of fumarase deficiency in Mormon populations, the result of Fundamentalists continuing to practice polygamy and endogamy.
Source: Adam and Eve Plot - By intending all along to eat the dogs, you need to bring along less supplies (but still, apparently, an excessive amount) and also provides extra insurance against scurvy (vitamin C deficiency).
Source: Crazy Prepared / Real Life
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