dearth

dearth

D0057900 (dûrth)n.1. A scarce supply; a lack: "the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war" (Richard Zoglin).2. Shortage of food; famine.

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[Middle English derthe, from Old English *dēorthu, costliness, from dēore, costly; see dear¹.]

dearth

(dɜːθ) nan inadequate amount, esp of food; scarcity[C13: derthe, from dēr dear]

dearth

(dɜrθ)

n. 1. a scarcity or lack. 2. famine. [1200–50; Middle English derthe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dearth - an acute insufficiency famine, shortagedeficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
	2.	dearth - an insufficient quantity or numberpaucityscarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount

dearth

noun lack, want, need, absence, poverty, shortage, deficiency, famine, inadequacy, scarcity, paucity, insufficiency, sparsity, scantiness, exiguousness a dearth of resources

dearth

nounThe condition of lacking a needed or usual amount:absence, lack, want.

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dearth

(dəːθ) noun a lack of. They suffer from a dearth of resources and of experienced men. 缺乏 缺乏