Today's Word "Dearth"
A severe lack or shortage of something
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dearth \dehrth\ (noun) - A severe lack or shortage of something.
"Since we all are displaying such a dearth of ambition today, why don't we just stay home and watch TV tonight?"
Middle English derthe, from Old English *dorthu "costliness", from dore "costly", Modern English dear "expensive." From the Proto-Indo-European root dhor(g)- also found in Serbian drag and Russian dorogyj "dear, expensive." A "paucity" of something suggests that only a few exist while a "dearth" implies a severe shortage, almost a complete lack of it.
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