dearth

English - Turkish

Definition of dearth in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of dearth in English English dictionary

Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly

Scarcity; a lack or short supply

A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine

I promise you, the effects he writes of succeed unhappily: as of unnaturalness between the child and the parent; death, dearth, dissolutions of ancient amities; divisions in state, menaces and maledictions against king and nobles; needless diffidences, banishment of friends, dissipation of cohorts, nuptial breaches, and I know not what.

scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable

an insufficient quantity or number

{n} a great scarcity, want, barrenness

an insufficient quantity or number an acute insufficiency

{i} lack, scarceness of something; scarceness of food; famine, severe food shortage

If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. the dearth of good fiction by English authors. = lack. a lack of something dearth of (DEAR (11-21 centuries))

Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine

an acute insufficiency

Related Terms

dearths

plural of dearth

Turkish pronunciation

dırth

Synonyms

famine, shortage, paucity, scarcity, absence, default, defect, deficiency, exiguousness, inadequacy, infrequency, lack, meagerness, miss, need

Antonyms

abundance, excess, plentifulness, plenty, sufficiency

Pronunciation

/ˈdərᴛʜ/ /ˈdɜrθ/

Etymology

[ 'd&rth ] (noun.) 13th century. First attested in 1596. From Middle English derþe, probably from Old English *dierþu; corresponding to dear + -th.