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dearth

  (dûrth) pronunciation
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.]


 
 
Thesaurus: dearth

noun

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

 
Antonyms: dearth

n

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


 
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IN BRIEF: Lacking sufficient supply; a shortage.

pronunciation The campfire waned due to a dearth of available firewood.

 
Translations: Translations for: Dearth

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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