dearth

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between sparse and dearth

is that sparse is (obsolete) to scatter; to disperse while dearth is (obsolete) dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.

As an adjective sparse

is having widely spaced intervals.

As a verb sparse

is (obsolete) to scatter; to disperse.

As a noun dearth is

a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

As nouns the difference between wanting and dearth

is that wanting is the state of wanting something; desire while dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

As an adjective wanting

is absent or lacking.

As a preposition wanting

is without.

As a verb wanting

is .

As a noun dearth

is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

As an adjective false is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

As a noun dearth

is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between dearth and pittance

is that dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine while pittance is a small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.

As nouns the difference between dearth and pang

is that dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine while pang is paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony; throe.

As a verb pang is

to torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering.

As nouns the difference between dearth and storage

is that dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine while storage is (uncountable) the act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

Defect is a related term of dearth.

As nouns the difference between defect and dearth

is that defect is a fault or malfunction while dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

As a verb defect

is to abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

Indigence is a related term of dearth.

As nouns the difference between indigence and dearth

is that indigence is extreme poverty or destitution while dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.

As nouns the difference between failure and dearth

is that failure is state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success while dearth is a period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.