Definition
A scarcity or lack of something, especially something that is needed or desired. It implies an inadequate supply or complete absence.
Etymology
From Middle English 'derthe,' originally meaning 'dearness' or 'high price' (related to 'dear'). The meaning shifted from expensive prices (caused by scarcity) to the scarcity itself, showing how economic concepts influenced language evolution.
Kelly Says
Remember 'dearth' sounds like 'death' - and death represents the ultimate absence or lack of life! Just as death means no life, dearth means no abundance.
Translations
CACatalà
escassetat
es-ka-se-ta-t
CSČeština
nedostatek
ne-do-sta-tek
ELΕλληνικά
έλλειμμα
el-lee-ma
ESEspañol
escasez
es-ka-sez
FRFrançais
rareté
ra-re-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekurangan
ke-ku-ran-gan
ITItaliano
scarsità
scar-sa-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
kekurangan
ke-ku-ran-gan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံး
ky-sha-n-g
NLNederlands
tekort
tek-kort
PLPolski
niedobór
njee-dob-or
PTPortuguês
escassez
es-ka-se-sez
RUРусский
нехватка
ne-khav-ka
SWKiswahili
upungufu
oo-poon-goo-foo
TAதமிழ்
பட்டினி
pat-ti-ni
TLTL
kahirapan
ka-hi-rap-an
TRTürkçe
eksiklik
e-ki-sik-lik
UKУкраїнська
недостаток
ne-do-stat-ok
VITiếng Việt
thiếu
twee-ow
ZUZU
ukuphikiswa
oo-koo-fee-kee-swa