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dearth
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- pronunciation:
- duhrth
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack.
He lamented the dearth of females at the college he had chosen.There is a dearth of information on this subject.- synonyms:
- lack, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, stint, want
- antonyms:
- excess, glut, plethora, surfeit, wealth
- similar words:
- deficiency, drought, insufficiency, need
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| definition 2: |
a shortage or scarcity of food.
The crop failure brought about a dearth that brought misery to many.- synonyms:
- famine
- antonyms:
- surfeit
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| related words: |
absence, defect, failure, famine, necessity, want |
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