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English

Etymology

Apparently cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch lac ( > modern lak (“calumny”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

lack (plural lacks)

  1. (obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
  2. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.

Antonyms

Verb

to lack (third-person singular simple present lacks, present participle lacking, simple past and past participle lacked)

  1. (transitive) To be without, to need, to require.
    My life lacks excitement.
  2. (intransitive) To be short (of or for something).
    He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.

Translations

be without, need, require
  • Italian: mancare it(it)
  • Japanese: 欠ける ja(ja) (かける, kakeru) (intransitive), 欠く ja(ja) (かく, kaku) (transitive)
  • Norwegian: mangle no(no)
  • Russian: отсутствовать ru(ru) (otsútstvovat')
  • Spanish: faltar es(es), carecer es(es)

Related terms

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

lack

  1. lacquer

 

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