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Deficient vs Wanting - What's the difference?

deficient | wanting |

As adjectives the difference between deficient and wanting

is that deficient is deficient while wanting is absent or lacking.

As a preposition wanting is

without.

As a verb wanting is

.

As a noun wanting is

the state of wanting something; desire.

deficient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with'' in .
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount.

    • Related terms

    * defect * defection * defective * defector * deficiency * deficit

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    wanting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Absent or lacking.
  • * 1813 , Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice , Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
    • but where other powers of entertainment are wanting , the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.

    Derived terms

    * wantingly

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • without

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of wanting something; desire.