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Wanting vs Waning - What's the difference?

wanting | waning |

As adjectives the difference between wanting and waning

is that wanting is absent or lacking while waning is becoming weaker or smaller.

As verbs the difference between wanting and waning

is that wanting is present participle of lang=en while waning is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between wanting and waning

is that wanting is the state of wanting something; desire while waning is the fact or act of becoming less or less intense.

As a preposition wanting

is without.

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.

    • waning

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Becoming weaker or smaller.
    • his waning strength
  • Especially of the lunar phase as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
    • the waning moon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
    • the waning of her energy
  • The fact or act of becoming smaller.
  • * Bishop Hall
    • This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings , and sometimes her eclipses.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * awning ----