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S vs Wanting - What's the difference?

s | wanting |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

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.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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.