shortness vs want
want vs shortnessshortness and want both are nouns.
shortness is not a verb while want is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shortness | Yes | No | No | No |
| want | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
want is a hypernym of
shortness; that is, want is a
word with a broader meaning than shortness:
- shortness: the condition of being short of something
- want: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
Other hypernyms of shortness include
deficiency, lack.
| shortness (noun) | want (noun) |
|---|---|
| an abrupt discourteous manner | a specific feeling of desire |
| the property of being shorter than average stature | anything that is necessary but lacking |
| the property of being of short temporal extent | a state of extreme poverty |
| the property of being of short spatial extent | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
| the property of being truncated or short | |
| the condition of being short of something |
| shortness (verb) | want (verb) |
|---|---|
| wish or demand the presence of | |
| have need of | |
| hunt or look for; want for a particular reason | |
| feel or have a desire for; want strongly | |
| be without, lack; be deficient in |
Words related to "shortness"
Words related to "want"
- absence
- ambition
- be
- begrudge
- care
- crave
- cry
- dearth
- deficiency
- deficit
- demand
- deprivation
- desire
- envy
- essential
- famine
- fancy
- feel like
- go for
- hanker
- hope
- hunger
- impoverishment
- itch
- lack
- lech after
- like
- long
- look for
- lust
- lust after
- mineral deficiency
- miss
- necessary
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- poorness
- poverty
- privation
- require
- requirement
- requisite
- search
- seek
- shortage
- shortness
- spoil
- starve
- stringency
- take to
- thirst
- tightness
- velleity
- want
- wanter
- wish
- wish well
- wishing
- yearn
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