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- Dictionarydearth/dəːθ/
noun
- 1. a scarcity or lack of something: "there is a dearth of evidence"
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Dearth means an amount or supply that is not large enough. Learn more about its formal and business usage, related words and phrases, and translations in different languages.
- English (US)
an amount of something that is too small: a lack: The region...
- Dearth Spanish Translation
DEARTH translate: escasez, escasez, falta. Learn more in the...
- Dearth: Polish Translation
dearth translate: niedostatek, niedobór. Learn more in the...
- Dearth: French Translation
dearth translate: manqué, pénurie. Learn more in the...
- Dearth: German Translation
dearth translate: der Mangel. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Indonesian Translation
DEARTH translate: kekurangan. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
DEARTH translate: 不足,缺乏,缺少. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Traditional
DEARTH translate: 不足,缺乏,缺少. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Dearth means scarcity or lack of something, especially food. It comes from the same root as dear and has been used since the 13th century. See synonyms, examples, word history and related articles.
Dearth means an amount or supply that is not large enough. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
A dearth of something is a lack or scarcity of it. The word is especially used in serious situations in which there is a shortage of something important. It is usually followed by of and the thing that is lacking, as in a dearth of resources or a dearth of clean water.
Dearth means an inadequate amount or supply of something, especially food. Learn the word origin, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of dearth in sentences from various sources.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word dearth, which means a lack of something. See examples, synonyms and word origin in this online dictionary.
If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. A dearth of cupcakes is unfortunate, but a dearth of nutritious food is a serious problem.