lacking

Thân thiện

The child's lunch is lacking a piece of fruit.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not present or available; absent or nonexistent. This describes something that is needed or expected but is not there.
   • Deficient or inadequate in amount, degree, or quality. This describes something that is present but not in a sufficient or satisfactory quantity or standard.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The report was rejected due to lacking evidence. (The necessary evidence was absent.)
  • His explanation was lacking in detail. (The explanation was present but insufficiently detailed.)
  • She is a talented writer, but her latest novel is lacking. (The novel is somehow deficient or not up to the expected standard.)

Advanced Usage and Patterns

• "to be lacking in [something]": This is a common pattern used to specify the area of deficiency.
  • The plan is bold but lacking in practicality.
  • He is intelligent but lacking in social skills.

Variants and Related Words

• Lack (verb/noun): The action or state of being without something or having an insufficient amount.
  • Verb: The city lacks adequate public transportation.
  • Noun: There is a lack of fresh water in the region.

Synonyms

• Absent: Not present.
• Missing: Not able to be found; absent.
• Deficient: Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.
• Inadequate: Not sufficient or acceptable.
• Wanting (formal): Deficient in some necessary quality.

Antonyms

• Present: Existing or occurring in a place or thing.
• Adequate: Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
• Sufficient: Enough; adequate.
• Abundant: Existing or available in large quantities.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. nonexistent
   • the thumb is absent
   • her appetite was lacking
2. inadequate in amount or degree
   • a deficient education
   • deficient in common sense
   • lacking in stamina
   • tested and found wanting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• absent
• missing
• wanting
• deficient
• lacking
• wanting