English Explanatory Dictionary

lacking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of lack
noun
  1. The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.
adj
  1. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

Pronunciation

/ˈlækɪŋ/ en-us-lacking.ogg

Word forms

lacking lackings more lacking most lacking

Synonyms

lack absent awanting bereft of deficient of deprived of destitute of devoid of lacking leer poor in robbed of shorn of stripped of void of wanting

Antonyms

present

Related words

lose loss rare

Derived words

catch lacking lackingness
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