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dearth of something
collocation
formal
If there is a dearth of something, the amount or supply of it is not large enough:
There is a dearth of new homes in the region.
One of the basic problems in our education system is the dearth of capable teachers.
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dearthformal
The dearth of holidaymakers led some hotel owners to accept school parties to fill empty rooms.
There is a dearth of people with the necessary skills to fill these important positions.
Many organizations are suffering from a similar dearth of talent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
be at a premiumidiom
be thin on the groundidiom
chronic shortage
dearth
deficiency
gold dust
lack
lacking
like gold dustidiom
long on something and short on somethingidiom
lousy
meagre
scarcity
scrubby
shortage
shortfall
shortness
shy
skinny
thin
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