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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Disingenuous :: Disingenuous (a.) Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
Unacquaintance :: Unacquaintance (n.) The quality or state of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance; ignorance.
Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm..
Indiscriminate :: Indiscriminate (a.) Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.
Pusillanimous :: Pusillanimous (a.) Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels..
Discontinuity :: Discontinuity (n.) Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.
Undevotion :: Undevotion (n.) Absence or want of devotion.
Sufficient :: Sufficient (a.) Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country..
Pallor :: Pallor (a.) Paleness; want of color; pallidity; as, pallor of the complexion..
Inconsistency :: Inconsistency (n.) Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.
Imprevalency :: Imprevalency (n.) Want of prevalence.
Astheny :: Astheny (n.) Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.
Slaughter :: Slaughter (v. t.) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage..
Fulsome :: Fulsome (a.) Lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity..
Frigid :: Frigid (a.) Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate..
Drought :: Drought (n.) Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity..
Nerveless :: Nerveless (a.) Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.
Inexpediency :: Inexpediency (n.) The quality or state of being inexpedient; want of fitness; unsuitableness to the end or object; impropriety; as, the inexpedience of some measures..
Shortness :: Shortness (n.) The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath..
Provident :: Provident (a.) Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident of the future..
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