| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shortage, defect, inability |
| Synonyms: | blemish, dearth, defalcation, defectiveness, deficiency, deficit, drawback, failing, faultiness, flaw, imperfection, inadequateness, inaptness, incapacity, incompetence, incompetency, incompleteness, ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiency, ineptitude, insufficiency, lack, meagerness, paucity, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, skimpiness, underage, unfitness, unsuitableness, weakness |
| Antonyms: | ability, adequacy, enough, plenty, sufficiency |