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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.
1. : 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 restaurants. transitive verb. : to stand in need of : suffer from the absence or deficiency of. lack the necessities of life. She lacked confidence. lack. 2 of 2. noun.
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.
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.
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).
