wanting
adjective
[ ˈwɒntɪŋ ]
• lacking in a required or necessary quality.
• "they weren't wanting in confidence"
Similar:
deficient,
inadequate,
lacking,
insufficient,
imperfect,
not up to standard/par,
not good enough,
disappointing,
unsatisfying,
unacceptable,
not acceptable,
not up to expectations,
leaving much to be desired,
flawed,
faulty,
defective,
impaired,
unsound,
substandard,
inferior,
second-rate,
poor,
shabby,
shoddy,
patchy,
sketchy,
limited,
restricted,
incomplete,
unfinished,
unpolished,
unrefined,
not much cop,
without,
devoid of,
bereft of,
bankrupt of,
destitute of,
empty of,
deprived of,
free from/of,
in need of,
deficient in,
low on,
short on,
minus,
sans,
want
verb
• have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
• "I want an apple"
Similar:
desire,
wish for,
hope for,
fancy,
have a fancy for,
take a fancy to,
have an inclination for,
care for,
like,
set one's heart on,
long for,
yearn for,
pine for,
sigh for,
crave,
hanker after,
hunger for,
thirst for,
lust after,
cry out for,
be desperate for,
itch for,
covet,
need,
be bent on,
have a yen for,
be dying for,
• should or need to do something.
• "you don't want to believe everything you hear"
• lack something desirable or essential.
• "you shall want for nothing while you are with me"
Origin:
Middle English: the noun from Old Norse vant, neuter of vanr ‘lacking’; the verb from Old Norse vanta ‘be lacking’. The original notion of ‘lack’ was early extended to ‘need’ and from this developed the sense ‘desire’.
