Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wantful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
want-ful
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.

adj

Full of want or desire; desirous.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From want + -ful. Compare wishful, wistful, etc.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more wantful (comparative) most wantful (superlative)

Derived Forms

wantfulness

Antonyms

wantless

Questions

What does wantful mean?
Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.
Where does wantful come from?
From want + -ful. Compare wishful, wistful, etc.

How to pronounce wantful

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