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Definitions for Dearth
[1] an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack: There is a dearth of good engineers.
[2] scarcity and dearness of food; famine.
[3] an inadequate amount, esp of food; scarcity
Words related to Dearth
lack, inadequacy, paucity, deficiency, absence, shortage, infrequency, scantiness, default, privation, defect, famine, scantness, poverty, want, need, miss, meagerness, sparsity
Words nearby Dearth
dear me, dearborn, dearborn heights, dearly, dearterialization, dearth, deary, deasil, death, death adder, death and taxes, certain as
Origin of Dearth
First recorded in 1200–50, dearth is from the Middle English word derthe. See dear1, -th1
Words that may be confused with Dearth
dearth, plethora, dearth, death
Word origin for Dearth
C13: derthe , from dēr dear
Synonyms for Dearth
absence, deficiency, inadequacy, lack, paucity, shortage, default, defect, famine, infrequency, meagerness, miss, need, poverty, privation, rareness, scantiness, scantness, sparsity, uncommonness, want, exiguousness, slim pickings