awanting C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əˈwɑntɪŋ/ UK /əˈwɒntɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj (chiefly Scots/dialectal) missing, lacking, or absent Two of the records were found awanting from the archive. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · (chiefly scots/dialectal)... missinglackingabsentwantingdeficient ↔ Opposites presentavailableabundant Word family Related forms wantwanting Etymology AI details From a- (prefix, originally 'on, in') + wanting, the present participle of want, from Old Norse vanta ('to lack'). vanta Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # awanting **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈwɑntɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈwɒntɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. (chiefly Scots/dialectal) missing, lacking, or absent ## Examples - Two of the records were found awanting from the archive. ## Synonyms - missing - lacking - absent - wanting - deficient ## Antonyms - present - available - abundant ## Related Forms - want - wanting ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vanta ## Etymology From a- (prefix, originally 'on, in') + wanting, the present participle of want, from Old Norse vanta ('to lack'). ## AI Etymology Awanting is from a- (prefix, originally 'on, in') + wanting, the present participle of want, from Old Norse vanta ('to lack'). In present-day use, it means (chiefly Scots/dialectal) missing, lacking, or absent. Related vocabulary includes want and wanting. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown