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- Dictionarydearth/dəːθ/
noun
- 1. a scarcity or lack of something: "there is a dearth of evidence"
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an amount of something that is too small: a lack: The region is suffering from a dearth of medical specialists.
The meaning of DEARTH is scarcity that makes dear; specifically : famine. How to use dearth in a sentence. Where does the word dearth come from?
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.
noun. an inadequate amount, esp of food; scarcity. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C13: derthe, from dēr dear. Word Frequency. dearth in American English. (dɜrθ ) noun. 1. Obsolete. costliness; dearness. 2. scarcity of food. 3. any scarcity or lack. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
dearth (of something) a lack of something; the fact of there not being enough of something synonym scarcity. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
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. Dearth is an Old English noun formed from the adjective deore, "precious, costly," and the noun-forming suffix -th.
DEARTH definition: a situation in which there are not many or not enough of something available: . Learn more.
