Associations to the word «Dearth»

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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras