wanting
preposition
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L333897 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L342439 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɑntɪŋ/ / /ˈwɒntɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
- That wants or desires.
- Absent or lacking.
“Already Cæſar Has ravaged more than half the Globe, and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive Sword: Should he go further, Numbers would be wanting To form new Battels, and ſupport his Crimes.”
“[…] but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.”
- Deficient.
“Kate felt privileged to have been permitted to speak through it and she was glad that, as before, she had been judged and not found wanting”
noun
Etymology: From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, equivalent to want + -ing.
- The state of wanting something; desire.
“Choice occurs only when we experience a conflict of wantings.”
prep
Etymology: From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
- Without, except, but.
- Less, short of, minus.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of want