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- Dictionarywant·ing/ˈwänt(t)iNG/
adjective
- 1. lacking in a certain required or necessary quality: "they weren't wanting in confidence" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of WANTING is not present or in evidence : absent. How to use wanting in a sentence.
not having something; lacking: I think she's perhaps a little wanting in charm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Scarce, inadequate and not enough. be at a premiumidiom. be thin on the groundidiom. chronic shortage. dearth. dearth of something.
Wanting definition: lacking or absent. See examples of WANTING used in a sentence.
If something's wanting, there's not enough of something necessary in it. If your essay is wanting, it's missing something important and won't get an A. Try adding body paragraphs. If you forget the sugar in your chocolate chip cookies, you'll find them wanting when you taste them.
1. : to be needy or destitute. 2. : to have or feel need. never wants for friends. 3. : to be necessary or needed. 4. : to desire to come, go, or be. the cat wants in. wants out of the deal. transitive verb. 1. : to fail to possess especially in customary or required amount : lack.
Definition of 'wanting' Word Frequency. wanting. (wɒntɪŋ ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you find something or someone wanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be. He analysed his game and found it wanting. Eleanor was scrutinized, too, and often found wanting. He is wanting in moral constraints. [ Also + in]
adj. 1. lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting. 2. deficient in some part or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. prep. 3. lacking; without: a box wanting a lid. 4. less; minus: a century wanting three years. [1250–1300]
Definition of wanting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for WANTING: wrong, unacceptable, poor, lame, bad, deficient, lacking, off; Antonyms of WANTING: adequate, satisfactory, acceptable, okay, standard, all right, fine, decent.
noun. something wanted or needed; necessity: My wants are few. Synonyms: desideratum. something desired, demanded, or required: a person of childish, capricious wants. absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite; lack: plants dying for want of rain.
