paucityformal

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Scarce, inadequate and not enough
be at a premiumidiom
be thin on the groundidiom
chronic shortage
dearth of something
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

dearth | American Dictionary

dearth
noun[ U ]
us/dɜrθ/
an amount of something that is too small: a lack:
The region is suffering from a dearth of medical specialists.

dearth | Business English

dearth
noun[ S ]
uk /dɜːθ/us
a situation when there is not enough of something:
Human Resources managers complain that there is a dearth of talented candidates.

Examples of dearth

dearth
The study of linguistic change has always been hampered by the dearth of appropriate real-time data reflecting earlier stages.
Others mentioned isolation and lack of support in the specialty as well as the dearth of role models.
There is also no dearth of commentary on the interpretations of the lessons of this epic poem.
There is a general dearth of literature on the implications of imported inputs for the customs union theory.
Contemporaries and historians alike have noted the correlation between dearth and crime.
However, there was a dearth of evidence about these broader determinants and associated interventions, except in areas such as smoking cessation programs.
In view of the relative dearth of data we have kept these models as simple as possible and ignored potentially important factors such as gender.
As previously mentioned, there are many examples of exotic species found in disturbed tropical forests, and a dearth of such examples from undisturbed tropical forests.
A number of problems are identified, such as transport, ' imperialist attacks ' and the dearth of ammunition and supplies.
Although various methods will often be adopted, there is a dearth of information about the factors which facilitate or impede recruitment to trials.
I emphasise ' potential ', given the reported dearth of practitioners trained in gerontology.
So the question is: was the comparative dearth of visual detail merely a consequence of time constraints and insufficient information?
These constraints may explain in part why there is a dearth of information on the spontaneous speech of infants and toddlers from low-income families.
There is a dearth of research on non-health care costs.
One should hardly be surprised at a relative dearth of studies demonstrating real-world magnitude and importance given the structure of professional rewards in the field.
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