LACKING definition: 1. If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it: 2. to not have a quality…. Learn more.

The meaning of LACK is to be deficient or missing. How to use lack in a sentence.

If something's lacking, there's not enough of it. Your new house may be lacking when it comes to comfortable chairs, leading your friends to lounge on the floor instead.

LACKING definition: being without; not having; wanting; less. See examples of lacking used in a sentence.

If something or someone is lacking in a particular quality, they do not have any of it or enough of it. ...if your hair is lacking in lustre and feeling dry.

Definition of lacking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. She's not usually lacking in confidence. The film is sorely lacking in originality. He was taken on as a teacher but was found …

lack•ing (lak′ ing), prep. being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project. adj. wanting; deficient: He was found lacking in stamina.

1. To be missing or deficient: We suspected that he was lying, but proof was lacking. 2. To be in need of something: She does not lack for friends.

Dec 25, 2025 · lacking (comparative more lacking, superlative most lacking) This cheese is lacking in pungency. The team was lacking in stamina and lost the match decidedly. A few of the pieces of this …

Synonyms for LACKING: insufficient, scarce, inadequate, low, deficient, short, wanting, unacceptable; Antonyms of LACKING: adequate, sufficient, enough, abundant, ample, plentiful, generous, liberal