different between insufficient vs wanting
insufficient
English
Etymology
From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- +? sufficient
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ns??f???nt/
- Rhymes: -???nt
- Hyphenation: in?suf?fi?cient
Adjective
insufficient (comparative more insufficient, superlative most insufficient)
- Not sufficient.
Synonyms
- unsufficient
Derived terms
- insufficiently
Translations
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wanting
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?nt??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?nt??/
- Rhymes: -?nt??
Etymology 1
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want +? -ing.
Adjective
wanting (comparative more wanting, superlative most wanting)
- That wants or desires.
- 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.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
- Deficient.
Derived terms
- wantingly
Translations
Preposition
wanting
- Without, except, but.
- Less, short of, minus.
Verb
wanting
- present participle of want
Etymology 2
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, equivalent to want +? -ing.
Noun
wanting (countable and uncountable, plural wantings)
- The state of wanting something; desire.
- 2004, Joseph H. Casey S.J., Life, Love, and Sex
- Choice occurs only when we experience a conflict of wantings.
- 2004, Joseph H. Casey S.J., Life, Love, and Sex
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