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wantfulness

wantfulness noun: lack.

Noun

wantfulness (uncountable)

  1. Lack.
    • Near-synonyms: want (noun); neediness; need (noun), deficiency, insufficiency; inadequacy; scarcity; lack (noun); dearth
  2. Lust.
    Synonyms:
    desire, desirousness

Synonyms of wantfulness

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Antonyms

Origin of wantfulness

From wantful + -ness.

Questions about wantfulness

What does wantfulness mean?
Wantfulness means lack.
What part of speech is wantfulness?
Wantfulness is a noun.

Words near wantfulness in the dictionary

  1. wanters
  2. wantes
  3. wantest
  4. wanteth
  5. wantful
  6. wantfulness
  7. wanthriven
  8. wanties
  9. wantin'
  10. wanting
  11. wanting for nothing

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