FAMINE Meaning of FAMINE in English [fam.ine] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. faim hunger, fr. L fames] (14c) 1: an extreme scarcity of food 2. archaic: starvation 3 archaic: a ravenous appetite 4: a great shortage Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012