Definition of want

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Want (v. t.) To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing..

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Hard :: Hard (superl.) Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone..
Squint :: Squint (n.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
Unhandsome :: Unhandsome (a.) Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable; illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as, unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level.
Monotony :: Monotony (n.) Any irksome sameness, or want of variety..
Wanhope :: Wanhope (n.) Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope; delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman..
Incultivation :: Incultivation (n.) Want of cultivation.
Timid :: Timid (a.) Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy.
Infestivity :: Infestivity (n.) Want of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness; cheerlessness..
Improvident :: Improvident (a.) Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man..
Bad :: Bad (superl.) Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news..
Dull :: Dull (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror..
Wantless :: Wantless (a.) Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
Inefficiency :: Inefficiency (n.) The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency..
Imperfection :: Imperfection (a.) The quality or condition of being imperfect; want of perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.
Insufficiency :: Insufficiency (n.) Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office..
Incongruity :: Incongruity (n.) The quality or state of being incongruous; want of congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail..
Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..
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