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- [durth]
- /dɜrθ/
- /dɜːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [durth]
- /dɜrθ/
Definitions of dearth word
- singular noun dearth If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. 3
- noun dearth an inadequate amount, esp of food; scarcity 3
- noun dearth costliness; dearness 3
- noun dearth scarcity of food 3
- noun dearth any scarcity or lack 3
- noun dearth an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack: There is a dearth of good engineers. 1
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Origin of dearth
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
First recorded in 1200-50, dearth is from the Middle English word derthe. See dear1, -th1
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Parts of speech for Dearth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dearth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dearth
noun dearth
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- inadequacy — Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪt nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
- paucity — smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness: a country with a paucity of resources.
- deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- absence — Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
Antonyms for dearth
noun dearth
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- adequacy — Adequacy is the quality of being good enough or great enough in amount to be acceptable.
- sufficiency — the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
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