Definition of want

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of want is as below...

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..

Lern More About Want

Lean :: Lean (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages..
Unstrength :: Unstrength (n.) Want of strength; weakness; feebleness.
Fulsome :: Fulsome (a.) Lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity..
Destitute :: Destitute (v. t.) To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.
Inevidence :: Inevidence (n.) Want of evidence; obscurity.
Cadgy :: Cadgy (a.) Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton..
Bad :: Bad (superl.) Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news..
Nullity :: Nullity (n.) The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force.
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..
Superflux :: Superfluous (a.) More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a superfluous price..
Dally :: Dally (v. i.) To interchange caresses, especially with one of the opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport..
Cold :: Cold (n.) Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved..
Foreignness :: Foreignness (n.) The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness.
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail..
Mistrust :: Mistrust (n.) Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.
Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies..
Indecency :: Indecency (n.) The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity..
Athirst :: Athirst (a.) Wanting drink; thirsty.
Inanitiate :: Inanitiate (v. t.) To produce inanition in; to exhaust for want of nourishment.
Need :: Need (n.) Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us