{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY July 12, 2019------------dearth

WORD OF THE DAY July 12, 2019

dearth    noun | DERTH   Definition   1 : scarcity that makes dear; specifically : famine 2 : an inadequate supply : lack   Scroll down for more about dearth     TRENDING NOW: gerrymander gerrymandering concentration camp animus SEE ALL       PEOPLE ARE READING   What It Means to Get 'Canceled'     The Roots of 'Radical'   '-Gate': Notes on a Scandal     Flexible Words for Your Favorite Foods       WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE     Farm Idioms Quiz   Not your children's farm quiz.     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! TAKE ME THERE        Did You Know?   The facts about the history of the word dearth are quite simple: the word derives from the Middle English form derthe, which has the same meaning as our modern term. That Middle English form is assumed to have developed from an Old English form that was probably spelled dierth and was related to dēore, the Old English form that gave us the word dear. (Dear also once meant "scarce," but that sense of the word is now obsolete.) Dearth, in one form or another, has been used to describe things that are in short supply since at least the 13th century, when it often referred to a shortage of food.     Examples of DEARTH   "In an age of extreme polarization and dearth of good will, music is a powerful force that brings people together…." — Aaron Davis, letter in Billboard.com, 26 Apr. 2019   "The dearth of taller trees to filter sunlight has also accelerated the growth of low-lying wax myrtles and palmettos…." — Elizabeth Koh, The Miami Herald, 5 June 2019   Name That Synonym   Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of dearth: pa _ _ i _ y.   VIEW THE ANSWER

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