Dearth
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
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Etymology
Middle English derðe, derived from Old English déore "dear, valuable"; compare warmth from warm.
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Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA | |
|---|---|---|
| GenAm | /dÉθ/ | /d3`T/ |
- Rhymes: -ÉË(r)θ
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Noun
dearth
- Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.
- There is a dearth of manners in this country. - Steven Colbert
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Synonyms
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Translations
- Finnish: nälänhätä
- French: pénurie f
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Anagrams
Part or all of this page has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.