LACK definition: an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary. See examples of lack used in a sentence.

LACK definition: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.

Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Want may imply some urgency in fulfilling a …

Synonyms for LACK: absence, shortage, dearth, paucity, deficiency, scarcity, inadequacy, insufficiency; Antonyms of LACK: presence, abundance, plenty, wealth, adequacy, excess, amplitude, sufficiency

2 days ago · lack (countable and uncountable, plural lacks) A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.

If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all.

LACK meaning: to not have (something) to not have enough of (something) (chiefly US) + for

lack (læk) n. 1. deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill. 2. something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack.

LACK meaning: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.

A lack of something is the opposite of an abundance of something. If you have plenty of books, then you don't lack them — though you may lack enough time to read them all.