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- DictionaryLack/lak/
noun
- 1. the state of being without or not having enough of something: "there is no lack of entertainment aboard ship"
verb
- 1. be without or deficient in: "the novel lacks imagination"
1. : to be deficient or missing. time is lacking for a full explanation. 2. : to be short or have need of something. he will not lack for advisers. The area does not lack for good restaurants. transitive verb. : to stand in need of : suffer from the absence or deficiency of.
an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary: We had to severely limit our holiday gift shopping due to lack of funds. Lack of skill is the main reason he didn’t get the job. Synonyms: need, want, insufficiency, deficit, paucity, scarcity, dearth. Antonyms: surplus.
LACK definition: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.
If you lack something, you need or want something that's missing. When there's a lack of food, people starve. There are a lot of things lacking in the world. If you have no video games, then you're lacking them. People who are thirsty and starving lack food and water.
noun. 1. an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired. 2. something that is required but is absent or in short supply. verb. 3. (when intr, often foll by in or for) to be deficient (in) or have need (of) to lack purpose.
1. deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill. 2. something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack. v.t. 3. to be without; have need of: You lack common sense. 4. to fall short in respect of: He lacks three votes to win.
Lack Definition. The fact or condition of not having any; complete absence. The fact or condition of not having enough; shortage; deficiency. A particular deficiency or absence. Owing to a lack of supporters, the reforms did not succeed. The thing that is lacking or needed.
Definition of lack noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
not having something, or not having enough of something: a lack of food / money. a lack of facilities for young people. Fewer examples. her obvious lack of interest. The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support. He was arrested despite the lack of evidence against him.
Synonyms for LACK: absence, shortage, dearth, paucity, deficiency, scarcity, inadequacy, insufficiency; Antonyms of LACK: presence, abundance, plenty, wealth, adequacy, excess, amplitude, sufficiency.
