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English Dictionary: wanting	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for wanting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wanting adj nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" Synonym(s): lacking, absent, missing, wanting inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" Synonym(s): deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Want \Want\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wanting}.] 1. To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing. They that want honesty, want anything. --Beau. & Fl. Nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. --Milton. The unhappy never want enemies. --Richardson. 2. To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes. 3. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave. [bd] What wants my son?[b8] --Addison. I want to speak to you about something. --A. Trollope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wanting \Want"ing\, a. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.