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- Dictionarylack/lak/
noun
- 1. the state of being without or not having enough of something: "there is no lack of entertainment aboard ship"
verb
- 1. be without or deficient in: "the novel lacks imagination"
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LACK definition: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.
The meaning of LACK is to be deficient or missing. How to use lack in a sentence.
If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job. [ + of] The charges were dropped for lack of evidence. [ + of] He tricked his way into a job as a hospital doctor and killed a patient through lack of care.
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.
n. 1. deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill. 2. something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack.
If you lack something, you need or want something that's missing. When there's a lack of food, people starve. There are a lot of things lacking in the world. If you have no video games, then you're lacking them.
the state of not having something or not having enough of something synonym dearth, shortage. lack of something a lack of understanding/knowledge. Passengers complained about the lack of information when flights were cancelled. Her enthusiasm compensated for her apparent lack of experience.
to not have something, or not have enough of something: She really lacks confidence. More examples. be lacking. If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it: Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past few months at work. be lacking in sth. to not have a quality: He's totally lacking in charm of any sort.
If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job. The charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
lack meaning, definition, what is lack: when there is not enough of something, o...: Learn more.
