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Wanting vs Unoccupied - What's the difference?

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Wanting is a related term of unoccupied.


As adjectives the difference between wanting and unoccupied

is that wanting is absent or lacking while unoccupied is (of a house etc) not inhabited, especially by a tenant.

As a preposition wanting

is without.

As a verb wanting

is .

As a noun wanting

is the state of wanting something; desire.

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.

    • unoccupied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a house etc) Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
  • Not being used; vacant or free
  • Not employed on a task; idle
  • (of territory) Not occupied by foreign troops etc