Want

wont, n. state of being without anything: absence of what needful or desired poverty scarcity need — v t to he destitute of; to need to feel need of: to fall short; to wish for.--?' to Vic deficient: to fall short. [Ice. vantn to be wanting; from root of Wane Wanting, wont'ing, adj absent deficient. Wanton, won't un, adj. moving or playing loosely roving in sport: frisky: wandering fiom rectitude; licentious: running to exce : unrestrained irregular. adv. Wantonly —«. Wan'tonnoBB. [M. E. wan/owen, from wan, sig want, and A.S. tageti educated, pa.p. of teon, to draw, lead Ger. ungesogen, rude.]