
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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[Middle English derthe, from Old English *dēorthu, costliness, from dēore, costly. See dear1.]
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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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 | |
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Roget's Thesaurus:
dearth |
noun
Antonyms by Answers.com:
dearth |
Definition: insufficiency, scarcity
Antonyms: abundance, excess, plentifulness, plenty, sufficiency
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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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