dearth
IPA: dˈɝθ
noun
- A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
- (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
- (obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
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Examples of "dearth" in Sentences
- The dearth of usable sources is astounding.
- There is a dearth of information on the Philippines.
- Assuming this to be the case explains the dearth of life.
- The dearth of academic citations in the article is the problem.
- I was also disappointed at the dearth of interest in improving it.
- The main problem is the dearth of children and family parks in the city.
- This was not the case in the Americas where there was a dearth of material.
- The dearth of reliable sourcing 'about the site itself' remains unaddressed.
- Moisture also seems to be an issue in the dearth of life in the Negative Zone.
- The problem with novel hypotheses is of course, the dearth of reliable sources.