MANQUE


Meaning of MANQUE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: mä n - ' k ā

Function: 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 manque >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.