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Loving vs Wanting - What's the difference?

loving | wanting |

As a proper noun loving

is .

As an adjective 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.

loving

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The action of the verb to love .

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
    • his loving wife

    Synonyms

    * adoring * affectionate * See also

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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.