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dearth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | paucity |
| Type of | scarceness, scarcity |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | famine, shortage |
| Type of | deficiency, lack, want |
Examples of dearth
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Maybe it's a dearth of qualified workers, and maybe it's poor regulatory policy.
From the economist.com
A second major problem was a dearth of functioning commercial livestock markets.
From the sciencedaily.com
There's a dearth of bus services to connect would be travellers with the trains.
From the leighjournal.co.uk
The dearth of quality starting pitchers available this winter should make it so.
From the ocregister.com
The good news is that as a result of this, there's a dearth of cabs in the city.
From the techcrunch.com
There is a western media drumbeat that threatens a dearth of foreign investment.
From the economist.com
Tourists and locals have long mourned the dearth of historic sites in the Valley.
From the businessweek.com
That has resulted in a the dearth of IPOs that everyone blames poor returns on.
From the avc.com
No. Too often the races were crushingly predictable, with a dearth of overtaking.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- An acute insufficiency
- An insufficient quantity or number
- This sense?) A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine; Scarcity; a lack or short supply; Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly
- A period of time when there is no available forage for bees, due to weather conditions (rain, drought) or time of year.
- Severe to total lack of availability, usually in reference to nectar and/or pollen.
- [Gen.41:54; 2 K.4:38; 2 Chn.6:28; Neh.5:3; Jer.14:1; Acts 7:11 & 11:28] - scarcity, want, need, loss famine.
- The dearth of affordable housing in many cities exacerbates traffic problems, as more and more families move to the suburbs.
- (n) - a lack, scarcity
- An employer may complain of a DEARTH of qualified applicants for available jobs.
