Definition of want

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Want (v. i.) The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing..

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Hanger-on :: Hanger-on (n.) One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service; a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than he is wanted..
Inefficacy :: Inefficacy (n.) Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means..
Droughtiness :: Droughtiness (n.) A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.
Suffering :: Suffering (n.) The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs..
Indiscipline :: Indiscipline (n.) Want of discipline or instruction.
Dissimilarity :: Dissimilarity (n.) Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms..
Frigid :: Frigid (a.) Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent.
Deficient :: Deficient (a.) Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment..
Unreality :: Unreality (n.) The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.
Informity :: Informity (a.) Want of regular form; shapelessness.
Suppliance :: Suppliance (n.) That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction.
Wanton :: Wanton (n.) One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.
Self-distrust :: Self-distrust (n.) Want of confidence in one' self; diffidence.
Pusillanimous :: Pusillanimous (a.) Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels..
Injustice :: Injustice (n.) Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.
Foreignness :: Foreignness (n.) The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness.
Immerit :: Immerit (n.) Want of worth; demerit.
Enough :: Enough (a.) Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs..
Disrepute :: Disrepute (n.) Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.
Rigidity :: Rigidity (n.) Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
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