What does wanting mean?

Definitions for wanting
ˈwɒn tɪŋ, ˈwɔn-want·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lacking, absent, missing, wantingadjective

    nonexistent

    "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

  2. deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)adjective

    inadequate in amount or degree

    "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

Wiktionary

  1. wantingnoun

    The state of wanting something; desire.

  2. wantingadjective

    Absent or lacking.

  3. wantingpreposition

    without

Wikipedia

  1. wanting

    The idea of want can be examined from many perspectives. In secular societies want might be considered similar to the emotion desire, which can be studied scientifically through the disciplines of psychology or sociology. Want might also be examined in economics as a necessary ingredient in sustaining and perpetuating capitalist societies that are organised around principles like consumerism. Alternatively want can be studied in a non-secular, spiritual, moralistic or religious way, particularly by Buddhism but also Christianity, Islam and Judaism. In economics, a want is something that is desired. It is said that every person has unlimited wants, but limited resources (economics is based on the assumption that only limited resources are available to us). Thus, people cannot have everything they want and must look for the most affordable alternatives. Wants are often distinguished from needs. A need is something that is necessary for survival (such as food and shelter), whereas a want is simply something that a person would like to have. Some economists have rejected this distinction and maintain that all of these are simply wants, with varying levels of importance. By this viewpoint, wants and needs can be understood as examples of the overall concept of demand. Examples of wants that people would like to have is financial monitoring, saving time, higher paying job, more comfort, healthier diet, physical fitness, spirituality, friendship, companionship and safety.

ChatGPT

  1. wanting

    Wanting refers to the feeling or desire of needing or wishing for something. It involves longing for something, whether it's a material object, a goal, or an outcome. It can also denote a lack or deficiency of something. It's a basic human emotion that drives motivation and actions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wanting

    of Want

  2. Wantingadjective

    absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wanting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4184

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'wanting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2060

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wanting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wanting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of wanting in a Sentence

  1. Sarah Maddison:

    I have no doubt that Malcolm Turnbull will be wanting to move the party in a different direction on climate change but he will also be remembering with some tenderness that this was the issue that saw him ousted as opposition leader.

  2. James Hughes:

    We had a warm welcome home. Everybody thought we were heroes. They were proud of us. I also received hundreds of messages of people wanting to join the YPG.

  3. Alan Ferguson:

    I never got to the point that I thought,' OK, I'm feeling good,' it was always,' OK, this is tolerable.' But yet those thoughts [ of wanting to die ] were still there.

  4. Alex Anthopoulos:

    For you wanting to commit, to be with us and be here, and be part of this core, is exceptionally exciting, hopefully were going to continue to be a very competitive club.

  5. Karen Martin:

    The state party can't take this route, but activists can. So, I don't think they are angry at us or wanting us to stop.

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