want, n.
(wants)
freq. cnt. 6
(wants)
freq. cnt. 6
a state of extreme poverty
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
deprivation neediness privation want
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a specific feeling of desire
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
want wish wishing
sample sentences
"he got his wish""he was above all wishing and desire"
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anything that is necessary but lacking
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 1
need want
sample sentences
"he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs""I tried to supply his wants"
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the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
deficiency lack want
sample sentences
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem""water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"
"for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
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