definition of the word lack

Apparently cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch lac ( > modern lak (“‘calumny’”)).

• (UK) IPA: /lak/
• (US) IPA: /læk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æk

lack (plural lacks)

1. (obsolete) A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
2. A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.

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