Lack

See also Lack

English

Etymology

Apparently cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch [[lac#Template:Dum|lac]] ( > modern lak (“‘calumny’”)).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /lak/
• (US) IPA: /læk/

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• Rhymes: -æk

Noun

Singular Lack

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Lack ({{{1}}})

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

Antonyms

• glut
• surplus

Translations

deficiency, need

Armenian: պակաս hy(hy) (pakas) Chinese: Mandarin: 不足 cmn(cmn) (bùzú) Czech: nedostatek cs(cs) m. Dutch: gebrek nl(nl) n. Esperanto: manko eo(eo) Finnish: puute fi(fi), vajaus fi(fi) German: Mangel de(de) m. Italian: mancanza it(it) f.

Japanese: 不足 ja(ja) (ふそく, fusoku) Norwegian: mangel no(no) m. Portuguese: falta pt(pt) f. Romanian: lipsă (de) f. Russian: отсутствие ru(ru) (otsútstvije) n., нехватка ru(ru) (nexvátka) f., недостаток ru(ru) (nedostátok) m. Scottish Gaelic: cion gd(gd) m. Spanish: falta es(es) f., carencia es(es) f. Turkish: ...i olmamak, olmayis f.

Verb

Infinitive to Lack

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Lack (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

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

Chinese: Mandarin: 缺 cmn(cmn) (quē), 欠 cmn(cmn) (qiàn), 缺乏 cmn(cmn) (quēfá) Czech: postrádat cs(cs) Dutch: derven, ontberen, missen, gebrek hebben (aan) Finnish: puuttua, olla vailla jotakin French: manquer fr(fr) German: mangeln de(de), fehlen de(de)

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

• lacklustre

Anagrams

• ackl,
• calk

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Swedish

Noun

Lack

1. lacquer

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