Word BookShort entry

Lacking

verb/lˈækɪŋ/

Definition

be without

inadequate in amount or degree

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈækɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈakɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈakɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈækɪŋ/.

Examples

This soup lacks salt
There is something missing in my jewelry box!
a deficient education

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

absent miss lack wanting missing deficient

Antonyms

have

Parts of Speech

verb	be without “This soup lacks salt”
adjective	inadequate in amount or degree “a deficient education”
adjective	nonexistent “the thumb is absent”

Word Forms

lack	noun	the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
deficiency	noun	lack of an adequate quantity or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fehlt

ohne sein

🇫🇷French

manquant

être sans

🇪🇸Spanish

carente

estar sin

🇮🇹Italian

carente

stare senza

🇳🇱Dutch

ontbreekt

wees zonder

🇵🇹Portuguese

faltando

ficar sem

🇷🇺Russian

не хватает

быть без

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभाव

बिना हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অভাব

ছাড়া হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

பற்றாக்குறை

இல்லாமல் இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లేకపోవడం

లేకుండా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अभाव

नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અભાવ

વગર હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರತೆ

ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಇರುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭാവം

ഇല്ലാതെ ആയിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੀ

ਬਿਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمی

بغیر ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺乏

没有

🇯🇵Japanese

不足している

なしでいること

🇰🇷Korean

부족한

없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiếu

không có

🇹🇭Thai

ขาด

จะไม่มี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekurangan

menjadi tanpa

🇵🇭Filipino

kulang

maging wala

🇲🇾Malay

kurang

tanpa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفتقر

يكون بدون

🇮🇷Persian

فاقد

بدون بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

eksik

onsuz olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָטוּל

להיות בלי

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'lacking'?

The primary meaning of 'lacking' is 'be without'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'lacking' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'lacking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lacking' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lacking' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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