What does dearth mean?

Definitions for dearth
dɜrθdearth

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dearth.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dearth, famine, shortagenoun

    an acute insufficiency

  2. dearth, paucitynoun

    an insufficient quantity or number

Wiktionary

  1. dearthnoun

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

  2. dearthnoun

    Scarcity; a lack or short supply.

  3. dearthnoun

    Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dearthnoun

    Etymology: from dear.

    In times of dearth it drained much coin out of the kingdom, to furnish us with corn from foreign parts. Francis Bacon, to Villiers.

    There have been terrible years dearths of corn, and every place is strewed with beggars; but dearths are common in better climates, and our evils here lie much deeper. Jonathan Swift.

    Pity the dearth that I have pined in,
    By longing for that food so long a time. William Shakespeare.

    Of every tree that in the garden grows,
    Eat freely with glad heart; fear here no dearth. John Milton, P. L.

    They have brought on themselves that dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination, which may be observed in all their plays. John Dryden, on Dramatick Poesy.

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  1. dearth

    Dearth is a scarcity or lack of something. It signifies a condition where the demand or need for something greatly surpasses its availability or supply.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dearthnoun

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

  2. Etymology: [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dearth

    dėrth, n. dearness, high price: scarcity: want: famine; barrenness.—adj. Dearth′ful (Scot.), expensive.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DEARTH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dearth is ranked #12881 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Dearth surname appeared 2,389 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Dearth.

    96.1% or 2,297 total occurrences were White.
    1.2% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
    0.2% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Anagrams for dearth »

  1. thread

  2. hatred

  3. dareth

  4. rathed

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dearth in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dearth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dearth in a Sentence

  1. Lydia Child:

    Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature; and that individual, or nation, which has it slightly developed, is so far unfortunate. It is a strong spiritual instinct, and seeks to form channels for itself where none exists; thus Americans, in the dearth of other objects to worship, fall to worshiping themselves.

  2. Sarang Gadkari:

    Clearly there has been a lot of volatility, but it has been more muted in loans than for high yield bonds, from a supply standpoint, there has also been a relative dearth of new institutional loan issuance, which, when combined with the CLO demand, has led to less volatility.

  3. Sarang Gadkari:

    From a supply standpoint, there has also been a relative dearth of new institutional loan issuance, which, when combined with the CLO demand, has led to less volatility.

  4. Sergio Mattarella:

    Five Star leader Luigi Di Maio and League leader Matteo Salvini agreed that neither would be prime minister, and announced this week that they would present law professor Giuseppe Conte for approval by President Sergio Mattarella. Conte’s appointment looked in doubt, not only because of Giuseppe Conte dearth of political experience( Giuseppe Conte has never held political office), but also after The New York Times reported that Giuseppe Conte may have exaggerated Giuseppe Conte credentials, particularly Giuseppe Conte studies at New York University -- which said The New York Times had no record of Giuseppe Conte having studied there. But after a meeting with Mattarella on Wednesday, Giuseppe Conte got the nod to attempt to form a government, and promised one of change as President Sergio Mattarella emerged from the meeting at the Quirinal Palace in Rome and struck a populist tone. What is about to be born... will be the government of change, on behalf of citizens, that protects their interests, i propose to be the defense lawyer of the Italian people.

  5. Deborah Tabart:

    I just think action is now imperative. I know that it can just sound like this endless story of dearth and destruction, but these figures are right. They're probably worse.

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Translations for dearth

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  • глад, недоимък, оскъдицаBulgarian
  • nedostatekCzech
  • Mangel, HungersnotGerman
  • hambruna, escasezSpanish
  • کمبودPersian
  • niukkuus, pula, nälänhätäFinnish
  • pénurie, disetteFrench
  • कमीHindi
  • ínségHungarian
  • carenza, carestia, scarsitàItalian
  • 不足Japanese
  • დეფიციტი, სიღარიბე, ნაკლებობა, სიმწირე, უკმარობაGeorgian
  • недо́статок, глад, нема́штија, оску́дицаMacedonian
  • hongersnood, schaarsteDutch
  • brak, niedostatek, głódPolish
  • falta, escassezPortuguese
  • го́лод, дефици́т, недоста́точность, нехва́тка, ску́дность, недоста́токRussian
  • knapphet, brist, hungersnödSwedish
  • kulangTagalog
  • 缺乏Chinese

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