deficiency
English Thesaurus
1. lack of an adequate quantity or number (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | amount, |
definition | : | the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | deficit, shortage, shortfall, |
definition | : | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | slenderness, |
definition | : | the quality of being slight or inadequate (noun.attribute) |
2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)
hypernym | : | demand, need, |
definition | : | a condition requiring relief (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | absence, |
definition | : | the state of being absent (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | deficit, |
definition | : | a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | mineral deficiency, |
definition | : | lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | shortness, |
definition | : | the condition of being short of something (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | stringency, tightness, |
definition | : | a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit (noun.state) |
3. lack of an adequate quantity or number (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | adequacy, sufficiency, |
definition | : | the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | deficient, insufficient, |
definition | : | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement (adj.all) |
4. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)
derivation | : | lack, miss, |
definition | : | be without (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | want, |
definition | : | be without, lack; be deficient in (verb.stative) |
5. lack of an adequate quantity or number (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | adequacy, sufficiency, |
definition | : | the quality of being sufficient for the end in view (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | deficient, insufficient, |
definition | : | of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement (adj.all) |
6. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun.state)
derivation | : | lack, miss, |
definition | : | be without (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | want, |
definition | : | be without, lack; be deficient in (verb.stative) |
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