wantfulness

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noun

Lack.

“Near-synonyms: want (noun); neediness; need (noun), deficiency, insufficiency; inadequacy; scarcity; lack (noun); dearth”

Similar
;wantneedinessneeddeficiencyinsufficiencyinadequacyscarcity
Opposite
wantlessnesssatietysatisfaction
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Meanings

nounwantfulness (uncountable)
  1. The state of being wantful.
    1. uncountableLack.

      Near-synonyms: want (noun); neediness; need (noun), deficiency, insufficiency; inadequacy; scarcity; lack (noun); dearth

      Synonyms: ;, want, neediness, need, deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity · Antonyms: wantlessness, satiety, satisfaction

    2. uncountableLust.

      Synonyms: desire, desirousness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLack.

Similar
;wantneedinessneeddeficiencyinsufficiencyinadequacyscarcitylackdearth
Opposite
wantlessnesssatietysatisfaction

nounLust.

Similar
desiredesirousness

Origin

From wantful + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

wantfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantfulness

MLA

“wantfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantfulness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wantfulness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantfulness.

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