I would say straight off that 'scarcity' is the most commonly used and I think that many people would struggle to explain 'paucity' or even 'dearth'.
In common with most people, the word 'dearth' equates in my mind to an absence of something. 'Paucity' I think comes from the Latin word for 'little' but 'thefreedictionary' gives them as synonyms.
The reason that you might have synonyms is that the words may have come from different languages: describing the 9th century Viking invasion of England, Bernard Cornwell explains how, once King Alfred had united the Danes and the English, that terms from the two languages started to be used interchangeably.
Where there are subtle differences or even larger differences, native speakers quite use several approximate terms to describe something indicating that they have only a hazy general idea of the meaning.
Source(s):'thefreedictionary'.Yes. This is an older word, not as commonly used. It means a lack of, a scarcity of (something that is very scarce, very hard to find). After the earthquake, there was a dearth of information about who had survived.
Dearth means "an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack." (For example: There is a dearth of good engineers.)
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You could use dearth in a sentence by saying "The trial ended due to a dearth of evidence." The word dearth means a lack of something or a scarcity.
The second annual sale was a disappointment, since there was a dearth of common sizes.
scarcity or inadequate amount
dearth
shortage
The pantry has a dearth of canned goods.
You could use dearth in a sentence by saying "The trial ended due to a dearth of evidence." The word dearth means a lack of something or a scarcity.
The second annual sale was a disappointment, since there was a dearth of common sizes.
There is a dearth of good engineers.
There's been a dearth of rainfall, lately.
There is a dearth of budget to run the project
scarcity or inadequate amount
Dearth is a noun and can be used as such example: There is a dearth of suitable engineers. A few synonyms to dearth are shortage, want, paucity and insufficient.
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the word dearth means a lack of or an inaquate supply death is to do with dying
As we have not been given current paperwork in a timely manner, there is a chronic dearth of information among staff members.
lack dearth