Dearth n. [in sing.] a scarcity or lack of something: there is a dearth of evidence. See note at LACK. Middle English derthe (originally in the sense 'shortage and dearness of food')
Erin McKean
Dearth n. [in sing.] a scarcity or lack of something: there is a dearth of evidence. See note at LACK. Middle English derthe (originally in the sense 'shortage and dearness of food')