Thesaurus: dearth

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1. n. Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.
2. n. an acute insufficiency
3. n. an insufficient quantity or number
4. Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine. There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11. He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak. Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
5. Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack offood on account of failure of crops; famine.There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11.He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak.Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
6. n:100 n. an acute insufficiency n. an insufficient quantity or number