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- Dictionarylacking/ˈlakɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. not available or in short supply: "adequate resources are sadly lacking"
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LACKING definition: 1. If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it: 2. to not have a quality…. Learn more.
Lacking definition: being without; not having; wanting; less. See examples of LACKING used in a sentence.
to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted: He just lacks a little confidence. What we lack in this house is space to store things. We are lacking three members of staff due to illness. Compare. missing. Fewer examples. They've won a few matches this season but they lack consistency.
Synonyms for LACKING: insufficient, scarce, inadequate, low, deficient, short, wanting, unacceptable; Antonyms of LACKING: adequate, sufficient, enough, abundant, ample, plentiful, generous, liberal
noun. 1. : the fact or state of being wanting or deficient. a lack of evidence. 2. : something that is lacking or is needed. Synonyms. Noun. absence. dearth.
Define lacking. lacking synonyms, lacking pronunciation, lacking translation, English dictionary definition of lacking. n. 1. Deficiency or absence: Lack of funding brought the project to a halt. 2. A particular deficiency or absence: Owing to a lack of supporters, the...
If there's a shortage of something, it's lacking. You might also describe something that's deficient — or not quite good enough — as lacking. If a substitute teacher is lacking in skill when it comes to controlling a rowdy class, he'll be exhausted by the end of his first day on the job.
If you say that someone or something lacks a particular quality or that a particular quality is lacking in them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it.
an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary: We had to severely limit our holiday gift shopping due to lack of funds. Lack of skill is the main reason he didn’t get the job. Synonyms: need, want, insufficiency, deficit, paucity, scarcity, dearth. Antonyms: surplus.
lacking (in something) having none or not enough of something. She's not usually lacking in confidence. The film is sorely lacking in originality. He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough).
