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.

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

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.

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

Definition of lack noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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 …

2 days ago · lack (third-person singular simple present lacks, present participle lacking, simple past and past participle lacked) (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

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.

lack meaning, definition, what is lack: when there is not enough of something, o...: Learn more.