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puute — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  • deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
  • demerit noun A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
  • deprivation noun The state of lacking something necessary, such as food, sleep, or basic comfort.
  • destitution noun The action of deserting or abandoning.
  • fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
  • glitch noun A small, usually temporary problem or fault, especially in a machine, computer, or software.
  • imperfection noun The state or quality of being imperfect or flawed.
  • kink noun A tight twist or bend in something that is normally straight, such as hair, rope, or wire.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • necessity noun The state of being required or unavoidable.
  • need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
  • omission noun The act of leaving something out, or something that has been left out.
  • penury noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
  • poverty noun The state of being poor; lacking enough money to meet basic needs.
  • shortage noun A situation where there is not enough of something needed.
  • shortcoming noun A fault or weakness in someone or something that stops them being as good as they should be.
  • suck verb To draw liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue.
  • want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

puute is used for these senses in English:

  • absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • deficiency (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
  • demerit A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
  • deprivation (countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
  • destitution The condition of lacking something.
  • fault (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
  • fault A defect, imperfection, or weakness; more severe than a flaw.
  • glitch (countable) A problem affecting function.

absence — full definition

  1. noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  2. noun A lack or non-existence of something.

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