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mancanza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absence noun The state of not being in a place where one is expected.
  • lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  • 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.
  • want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

mancanza is used for these senses in English:

  • absence Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • absence Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
  • shortage A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
  • shortcoming A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
  • want (countable) Lack, absence, deficiency. [(often) with of]

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.

lack — full definition

  1. noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
  2. verb To not have, or not have enough of, something.

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