Dearth and Emptiness

Dearth

Dearth noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Usage example: the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us

Emptiness and dearth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emptiness" instead a noun "Dearth".

Emptiness

Emptiness noun - A need or desire for food.

Dearth and emptiness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dearth" instead a noun "Emptiness".

Nearby Words: empty, emptying, emptily

How words are described

complete complete dearth complete emptiness
total total dearth total emptiness
absolute absolute dearth absolute emptiness
comparative comparative dearth comparative emptiness
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