NOUN | state | dearth, famine, shortage | an acute insufficiency |
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attribute | dearth, paucity | an insufficient quantity or number |
Sounds | der'th | |
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Rhymes | berth ... worth / Worth: 17 rhymes with erth... |
Meaning | An acute insufficiency. | |
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Synonyms | famine, shortage | |
Broader | lack, deficiency, want | The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
Spanish | escasez, hambre, hambruna, penuria | |
Catalan | fam, fretura, penúria |
Meaning | An insufficient quantity or number. | |
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Synonym | paucity | |
Broader | scarcity, scarceness | A small and inadequate amount |
Spanish | desabastecimiento, escasez, penuria | |
Catalan | carestia, fretura, penúria |
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