dearth
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(dûrth) 
n.
n.
- A scarce supply; a lack: "the dearth of uncensored, firsthand information about the war" (Richard Zoglin).
- Shortage of food; famine.
[Middle English derthe, from Old English *dēorthu, costliness, from dēore, costly. See dear1.]
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rapidly extended its meaning from its 13th century restriction to food, to refer to a scarcity of anything:
Unable to find what she needed in 'romantic' novels, Letty had turned to biographies, of which there was no dearth—Barbara Pym, 1977.Dearths typically include talent, information, evidence, data, inspiration, and opportunity.
| dear, dearly, deal noun, deaf mute | |
| debacle, debar, disbar, debatable |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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dearth
noun
- The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount: absence, lack, want. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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dearth
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Definition: insufficiency, scarcity
Antonyms: abundance, excess, plentifulness, plenty, sufficiency
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dearth
IN BRIEF: Lacking sufficient supply; a shortage.
The campfire waned due to a dearth of available firewood.
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Dearth
Dansk (Danish)
n. - knaphed, mangel
Français (French)
n. - pénurie, manque, stérilité (d'idées)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έλλειψη, ανεπάρκεια, σιτοδεία, λιμός
Português (Portuguese)
n. - carência (f), fome (f), escassez (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - escasez, falta, ausencia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brist, knapphet
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缺乏, 饥谨, 粮食不足
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 缺乏, 饑謹, 糧食不足
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قله وجود, ندرة, مجاعه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מחסור, נדירות
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