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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions dearth noun  (context, obsolete, rare) dearness, Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly. A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine. 1608, William Shakespeare, King Lear: :I promise you, the effects he writes of succeed unhappily: as of unnaturalness between the child and the parent; death, , dissolutions of ancient amities; divisions in state, menaces and maledictions against king and nobles; needless diffidences, banishment of friends, dissipation of cohorts, nuptial breaches, and I know not what. (context, by extension) scarcity, Scarcity; a lack or short supply. Etymology: Middle English deríe, probably from Old English dieríu; corresponding to dear + -th.      Full Definition of dearth  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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