OTHER WORDS FOR lack
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Origin of lack
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English lak; cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch lac “deficiency”; akin to Old Norse lakr “deficient”
Words nearby lack
Lachute, lacing, lacinia, laciniate, lac insect, lack, lackadaisical, lackaday, Lackawanna, lacker, lackey
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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.
How to use lack in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for lack
lack
/ (læk) /
noun
an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired
something that is required but is absent or in short supply
verb
(when intr, often foll by in or for) to be deficient (in) or have need (of)to lack purpose
Word Origin for lack
C12: related to Middle Dutch laken to be wanting
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