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Meaning of Lacking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈlækɪŋ

Definitions

The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.

Equivalents

العربية الإفتقار إلى
Bosanski bež bez bez
Français dépourvu
Gaeilge de dhíth
Hrvatski bez bež bez
Italiano sprovvisto
日本語 いまいち 希薄 欠落 無き
한국어 없이
Kurdî bez
Latina in- -is
Polski bez pozbawiony
Português desprovido
Српски bež bez bez

Examples

“Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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