Definition of want

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Want (v. i.) To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four..

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Diffident :: Diffident (a.) Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
Lubrical :: Lubrical (a.) Lascivious; wanton; lewd.
Incomprehension :: Incomprehension (n.) Want of comprehension or understanding.
Insolidity :: Insolidity (n.) Want of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument..
Penury :: Penury (n.) Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme poverty; destitution.
Bankrupt :: Bankrupt (a.) Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess)..
Unpity :: Unpity (n.) Want of piety.
Inconsonancy :: Inconsonancy (n.) Want of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought; disagreement..
Supplementation :: Supplementary (a.) Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume..
Iniquity :: Iniquity (n.) Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge..
Commodious :: Commodious (a.) Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house..
Disability :: Disability (n.) State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like..
Giglot :: Giglot (a.) Giddi; light; inconstant; wanton.
Ineffervescence :: Ineffervescence (n.) Want of effervescence.
Incivility :: Incivility (n.) The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.
Injustice :: Injustice (n.) Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.
Disproportion :: Disproportion (n.) Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height..
Disunity :: Disunity (n.) A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.
Ludibrious :: Ludibrious (a.) Sportive; ridiculous; wanton.
Cold :: Cold (n.) Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
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