Dearth
Pronunciation : Dearth
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear.]
Definition : Defn: Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine. There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11. He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak. Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913