Definition of want

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Want (v. i.) Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need..

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Illiteracy :: Illiteracy (n.) The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census..
Churlish :: Churlish (a.) Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals..
Satisfy :: Satisfy (a.) In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give contentment with what is wished for..
Smicker :: Smicker (a.) To look amorously or wantonly; to smirk.
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.
Nonresemblance :: Nonresemblance (n.) Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.
Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time..
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
Untrift :: Untrift (n.) Want of thrift; untriftiness; prodigality.
Mistrust :: Mistrust (n.) Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.
Supplement :: Supplement (v. t.) That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply..
Disesteem :: Disesteem (n.) Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute..
Complement :: Complement (v. t.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the third..
Meanness :: Meanness (n.) The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess..
Noncohesion :: Noncohesion (n.) Want of cohesion.
Misgovernment :: Misgovernment (n.) Bad government; want of government.
Dimness :: Dimness (n.) Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual perception..
Diffidence :: Diffidence (n.) The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others..
Inertia :: Inertia (n.) Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness..
Exigency :: Exigency (n.) The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency..
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