The meaning of LACK is to be deficient or missing. How to use lack in a sentence.

Synonyms for LACK: absence, shortage, dearth, paucity, deficiency, scarcity, inadequacy, insufficiency; Antonyms of LACK: presence, abundance, plenty, wealth, adequacy, excess, amplitude, sufficiency

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.

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. want may imply some urgency in fulfilling a requirement or a desire: Willing workers are badly wanted.

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To lack something is to be without or deficient in it. How does lack compare to synonyms want, need, and require? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

If you lack something, you need or want something that's missing. When there's a lack of food, people starve.