n.

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

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

noun

The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount: absence, lack, want. See excess/insufficiency/enough.

n

Definition: insufficiency, scarcity
Antonyms: abundance, excess, plentifulness, plenty, sufficiency

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IN BRIEF: Lacking sufficient supply; a shortage.

The campfire waned due to a dearth of available firewood.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - knaphed, mangel

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaarste

Français (French)
n. - pénurie, manque, stérilité (d'idées)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mangel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έλλειψη, ανεπάρκεια, σιτοδεία, λιμός

Italiano (Italian)
mancanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - carência (f), fome (f), escassez (f)

Русский (Russian)
нехватка

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 결여, 기아, 살인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 欠乏, 不足

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قله وجود, ندرة, مجاعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחסור, נדירות‬

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