n.
Function: noun
1
Synonyms: ABSENCE , dearth, default, defect, lack, ||miss, privation
Related Words: exigency, necessity, need
Contrasted Words: sufficiency
2
Synonyms: POVERTY 1, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, penury, poorness, privation
Related Words: exiguousness, meagerness, scantiness, skimpiness; inadequacy, insufficiency
Contrasted Words: riches
3
Synonyms: REQUIREMENT 1, demand, need