different between lacking vs necessitous

lacking

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?læk??/

Verb

lacking

  1. present participle of lack

Noun

lacking (plural lackings)

  1. The absence of something; a lack.
    • 1914, Sax Rohmer, The Romance of Sorcery
      Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.

Translations

Adjective

lacking (comparative more lacking, superlative most lacking)

  1. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

Translations

Anagrams

  • Glackin, calking

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necessitous

English

Etymology

Compare necessity +? -ous.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /n??s?.s?.t?s/

Adjective

necessitous (comparative more necessitous, superlative most necessitous)

  1. (archaic) Needy, indigent, destitute, poor.
    • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, chapter 6 (“Monk Samson”):
      For all our vow of poverty, we can by rule amass to the extent of ’two shillings’; but it is to be given to our necessitous kindred, or in charity.
  2. Lacking; required.
  3. Necessary; unavoidable.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:impoverished

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