Associations to the word «Dearth»
Noun
- Scarcity
- Famine
- Drought
- Sod
- Plenty
- Scourge
- Salesman
- Lack
- Mirth
- Abundance
- Corn
- Shortage
- Fife
- Grain
- Necessary
- Deficiency
- Plague
- Tempest
- Workforce
- Bread
- Harvest
- Shilling
- Penny
- Absence
- Effectiveness
- Price
- Datum
- Employment
- Evil
- Wage
- Mast
- Ness
- Amusement
- Wealth
- Evidence
- Talent
- Supply
- Material
- Cattle
- Opportunity
- Aging
- Birth
- Folly
- Gap
- Food
- Archaeology
- Deed
- Information
- Resource
- Nursing
- Cow
- Wheat
- Migration
- Darkness
- Fill
- Coverage
- Adoption
- Expert
- Difficulty
- Sorrow
- Er
- Subject
- Globe
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEARTH, noun. A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
DEARTH, noun. (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
DEARTH, noun. (obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
Dictionary definition
DEARTH, noun. An acute insufficiency.
DEARTH, noun. An insufficient quantity or number.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.