lack

English Thesaurus

1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)

hypernym	:	demand, need,
definition	:	a condition requiring relief (noun.state)

hyponym	:	absence,
definition	:	the state of being absent (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dearth, famine, shortage,
definition	:	an acute insufficiency (noun.state)

hyponym	:	deficit,
definition	:	a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning (noun.state)

hyponym	:	mineral deficiency,
definition	:	lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism (noun.state)

hyponym	:	shortness,
definition	:	the condition of being short of something (noun.state)

hyponym	:	stringency, tightness,
definition	:	a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit (noun.state)

2. be without (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	want,
definition	:	be without, lack; be deficient in (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	exclude,
definition	:	lack or fail to include (verb.stative)

3. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)

derivation	:	need, require, want,
definition	:	have need of (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	lack, miss,
definition	:	be without (verb.stative)

derivation	:	want,
definition	:	be without, lack; be deficient in (verb.stative)

derivation	:	deficient, inferior, substandard,
definition	:	falling short of some prescribed norm (adj.all)

4. be without (verb.stative)

antonym	:	feature, have,
definition	:	have as a feature (verb.stative)

derivation	:	deficiency, lack, want,
definition	:	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)

5. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)

derivation	:	need, require, want,
definition	:	have need of (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	lack, miss,
definition	:	be without (verb.stative)

derivation	:	want,
definition	:	be without, lack; be deficient in (verb.stative)

derivation	:	deficient, inferior, substandard,
definition	:	falling short of some prescribed norm (adj.all)

6. be without (verb.stative)

antonym	:	feature, have,
definition	:	have as a feature (verb.stative)

derivation	:	deficiency, lack, want,
definition	:	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)