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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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Destitute :: Destitute (v. t.) To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.

Astheny :: Astheny (n.) Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.

Inaction :: Inaction (n.) Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.

Folly :: Folly (n.) The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind..

Misease :: Misease (n.) Want of ease; discomfort; misery.

Missing :: Missing (v. i.) Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for.

Necessity :: Necessity (n.) The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want.

Play :: Play (n.) To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.

Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

Indistancy :: Indistancy (n.) Want of distance o/ separation; nearness.

Incapacity :: Incapacity (n.) Want of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or receive something; inability; disqualification; as, the inacapacity of minors to make binding contracts, etc..

Insufficient :: Insufficient (a.) Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office..

Yearn :: Yearn (v. i.) To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager..

Utility :: Utility (n.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2..

Voidness :: Voidness (n.) The quality or state of being void; /mptiness; vacuity; nullity; want of substantiality.

Disfavor :: Disfavor (n.) Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.

Deprivation :: Deprivation (n.) The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.

Formless :: Formless (a.) Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape.

Disunity :: Disunity (n.) A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.

Lacklustre :: Lacklustre (n.) A want of luster.