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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Misease :: Misease (n.) Want of ease; discomfort; misery.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty..
Empirical :: Empirical (a.) Depending upon experience or observation alone, without due regard to science and theory; -- said especially of medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies..
Inobservation :: Inobservation (n.) Neglect or want of observation.
Incompassion :: Incompassion (n.) Want of compassion or pity.
Unkind :: Unkind (a.) Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful..
Amorosa :: Amorosa (n.) A wanton woman; a courtesan.
Want :: Want (v. i.) Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need..
Opacity :: Opacity (n.) Obscurity; want of clearness.
Undiscerning :: Undiscerning (n.) Want of discernment.
Enough :: Enough (a.) Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs..
Disorder :: Disorder (n.) Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder..
Disgracious :: Disgracious (a.) Wanting grace; unpleasing; disagreeable.
Lunette :: Lunette (n.) A half horseshoe, which wants the sponge..
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..
Famine :: Famine (n.) General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions; destitution.
Want :: Want (v. i.) That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure..
Incorrespondency :: Incorrespondency (n.) Want of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion.
Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren..
Improsperity :: Improsperity (n.) Want of prosperity.
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