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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Uncalled-for :: Uncalled-for (a.) Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.
Proofless :: Proofless (a.) Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.
Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren..
Accommodation :: Accommodation (n.) Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn..
Infelicity :: Infelicity (n.) The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness.
Wanton :: Wanton (v. t.) Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive..
Skill-less :: Skill-less (a.) Wanting skill.
Neediness :: Neediness (n.) The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.
Tubby :: Tubby (a.) Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin..
Incivilization :: Incivilization (n.) The state of being uncivilized; want of civilization; barbarism.
Fault :: Fault (n.) Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish..
Absence :: Absence (n.) Want; destitution; withdrawal.
Incorrectness :: Incorrectness (n.) The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundance.
Light-o''-love :: Light-o'-love (n.) Hence: A light or wanton woman.
Unreason :: Unreason (n.) Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity.
Incapability :: Incapability (n.) Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as, incapability of holding an office..
Clumsy :: Clumsy (superl.) Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse..
Uncircumcision :: Uncircumcision (n.) The absence or want of circumcision.
Lack :: Lack (v. i.) To be in want.
Inertness :: Inertness (n.) Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility.
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