What does lacking mean?
Definitions for lacking
lack·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word lacking.
Princeton's WordNet
deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)(adj)
inadequate in amount or degree
"a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
lacking, absent, missing, wanting(adj)
nonexistent
"the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
Webster Dictionary
Lacking
of Lack
Anagrams for lacking »
calking
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lacking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lacking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of lacking in a Sentence
We are lacking in heroes, someone who does something right. This spurs us on, makes carnival more animated.
American Bridge was definitely lacking, from a public health standpoint, what's really concerning is that they did not address the drinking water quality.
What has really been lacking in the cell therapy field is controlled clinical data and that's really what we are doing now, it's not done yet but it definitely has the potential to offer new therapies.
They didn't give us a reason for it. The communication was lacking.
The literature really is lacking in these types of studies with repeated assessment, you may not be completely out of the woods if you’re classified as healthy obese.
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- تفتقر إلىArabic
- chybíCzech
- manglerDanish
- fehltGerman
- λείπειGreek
- careciendoSpanish
- فاقدPersian
- puuttuvaFinnish
- manqueFrench
- कमीHindi
- hiányzóHungarian
- kurangIndonesian
- carenteItalian
- נָטוּלHebrew
- 欠けていますJapanese
- deestLatin
- ontbrekendDutch
- manglerNorwegian
- brakujePolish
- em faltaPortuguese
- lipsitRomanian
- не хватаетRussian
- saknasSwedish
- குறைTamil
- ขาดแคลนThai
- eksikTurkish
- не вистачаєUkrainian
- کمیUrdu
- thiếu xótVietnamese
- פעלנדיקYiddish
- 不Chinese
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