wanting

wanting is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Want. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Want
2. adjective. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.
3. adjective. inadequate in amount or degree

   "a deficient education"

   "deficient in common sense"

   Synonyms: deficient, lacking

4. adjective. nonexistent

   "the thumb is absent"

   "her appetite was lacking"

   Synonyms: absent, lacking, missing

Synonyms

deficient, lacking, absent, missing

Common word forms

want, wantingly, wantingness

Words from these letters

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