Gerundial noun denoting either desire or lack.
Definitionen
A state of longing or desire for something. There was a deep wanting in her voice as she spoke of home.
A deficiency or lack of something. The wanting of funds forced the project to stop.
Archaic/formal use meaning ‘without; in the absence of’.
Definitionen
Without; in the absence of. Wanting proper tools, he improvised with what he had.
wantgerundium / partizip präsens Used predicatively/attributively, e.g. "a plan wanting in detail", meaning ‘lacking; deficient’.
Definitionen
Lacking in a necessary or expected quality; deficient. His explanation was wanting in clarity.