Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dearth

2 senses of dearth

Sense 1
dearth, famine, shortage -- (an acute insufficiency)
       => lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost")

Sense 2
dearth, paucity -- (an insufficient quantity or number)
       => scarcity, scarceness -- (a small and inadequate amount)