Web1. : to be deficient or missing. time is lacking for a full explanation. 2. : to be short or have need of something. he will not lack for advisers. The area does not lack for good …

WebLack: the fact or state of being absent. Synonyms: absence, dearth, want… Antonyms: presence, abundance, adequacy… Find the right word.

Webnoun. deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill. something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack. verb …

Web 1. To be missing or deficient: We suspected that he was lying, but proof was lacking. 2. To be in need of something: She does not lack for friends.

Weblack noun [ S or U ] uk / læk / us a situation in which there is not enough of something, or something is not available: serious/severe lack of sth Many of these communities are …

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of LACK. : the state or condition of not having any or enough of something : the state or condition of lacking something. [singular] The problem is a lack of money. a lack of experience. She has been suffering from a lack of sleep lately. [noncount] Her problem is lack of sleep.

Webnoun [ S or U ] uk / læk / us. a situation in which there is not enough of something, or something is not available: serious/severe lack of sth Many of these communities are …

WebThe verb lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire. Require, which expresses necessity as strongly ...

Web01/12/2022 · lack in American English (læk ) noun 1. the fact or condition of not having enough; shortage; deficiency 2. the fact or condition of not having any; complete absence 3. the thing that is lacking or needed verb intransitive 4. to be wanting or missing; show a deficiency 5. a. to be short with in, for, or, now rarely, of b. to be in need

Web02/12/2022 · Definition of 'lack in' lack in in American English to be short of or deficient in What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in brawn See full dictionary entry for lack Most …