MANQUÉ


Meaning of MANQUÉ in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mäⁿ-ˈkā ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from past participle of manquer to lack, fail, from Italian mancare, from manco lacking, left-handed, from Latin, having a crippled hand, probably from manus

Date: 1778

: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents — used postpositively

a poet manqué

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.