 | English  | German |  |
 | insensitive {adj} [lacking feeling] | 763 gefühllos [unempfindlich, hartherzig] |  |
 | stuffy {adj} [lacking fresh air or ventilation] | 614 muffig [stickig, ungelüftet] |  |
 | vulgar {adj} [lacking good taste] | 410 geschmacklos [stillos] |  |
 | insipid {adj} [lacking flavour] | 407 geschmacklos [ohne Geschmack, fade] |  |
 | poor {adj} [lacking money] | 307 unbemittelt [geh.] |  |
 | crude {adj} [lacking tact or sophistication] | 233 plump [fig.] [dreist, unbeholfen] |  |
 | sloppy {adj} [lacking care or effort] | 180 schludrig [ugs.] |  |
 | gauche {adj} [lacking ease of manner] | 168 linkisch [im Verhalten] |  |
 | vacant {adj} [lacking expression] | 161 ausdruckslos |  |
 | wanting {adj} {pres-p} [absent, lacking] | 130 fehlend |  |
 | brittle {adj} [lacking warmth, aloof] | 106 kühl [Person] |  |
 | sloppy {adj} [lacking care or effort] | 106 schluderig [ugs.] |  |
 | incontinent {adj} [lacking self-restraint] | 76 hemmungslos |  |
 | impious {adj} [lacking respect] | 69 pietätlos [geh.] |  |
 | flabby {adj} [lacking strength, vitality, or effectiveness] | 58 weichlich [pej.] [schlapp] |  |
 | lightweight {adj} [lacking intellectual depth] | 54 seicht [fig.] |  |
 | generic {adj} [pej.] [lacking individuality, originality, common: e.g. way of saying farewell] | 43 gewöhnlich [herkömmlich, üblich, formelhaft: z. B. Verabschiedung] |  |
 | static {adj} [lacking movement] | 38 bewegungslos |  |
 | timid {adj} [lacking conviction, assurance] | 35 kleinmütig [geh.] |  |
 | film lit. theatre cardboard {adj} [attr.] [of a fictional character: lacking depth] | 33 flach [pej.] [Roman- oder Filmfigur: oberflächlich (gezeichnet)] |  |
 | med. anorectic {adj} [lacking appetite] | 26 appetitlos |  |
 | incontinent {adj} [lacking self-restraint] | 21 zügellos |  |
 | photo. flat {adj} [lacking contrast] | 20 kontrastlos |  |
 | meagre {adj} [Br.] [lacking in quantity or quality] | 19 schmal [geh.] [knapp, unzureichend, karg] |  |
 | shoddy {adj} [lacking moral principle] | 19 schofel [ugs.] [pej.] [schäbig, niederträchtig] |  |
 | raw {adj} [lacking experience or understanding] | 18 grün [oft pej.] [unerfahren] |  |
 | minus {prep} [coll.] [lacking] | 11 ohne [+Akk.] |  |
 | unmannered {adj} [lacking good manners, rude] | 10 unhöflich [ungehobelt] |  |
 | unhandy {adj} [lacking dexterity] | 7 ungeschickt |  |
 | timidly {adj} [lacking courage and self-confidence] | 5 verzagt [geh.] |  |
 | unmannered {adj} [lacking good manners; rude] | 5 ungehobelt [grobschlächtig, unhöflich] |  |
 | [lacking in newsworthy excitement] {adj} | sensationsarm |  |
 | beige {adj} [fig.] [lacking distinction: e.g. politicians] | farblos [fig.] [z. B. Politiker] |  |
 | characterless {adj} [lacking originality] | nichts sagend |  |
 | fortuneless {adj} [literary] [lacking wealth] | vermögenslos |  |
 | incontinent {adj} [lacking self-restraint] | unenthaltsam |  |
 | incontinent {adj} [lacking self-restraint] | unkeusch |  |
 | incontinent {adj} [lacking self-restraint] | unmäßig |  |
 | manless {adj} [rare] [lacking in manhood] | unmännlich |  |
 | rayless {adj} [lacking rays] | ohne Strahlen [nachgestellt] |  |
 | trustless {adj} [lacking trust] | vertrauenslos |  |
 | woolly {adj} [lacking in clearness or sharpness of outline] | unscharf |  |
Verbs |
 | to lack sth. [e.g. money is lacking, he lacks money] | an etw.Dat. hapern [unpersönlich gebildet (z. B. es hapert am Geld, bei ihm hapert es am Geld)] |  |
Nouns |
 | nothingburger [Am.] [coll.] [also: nothing burger] [sth. that is lacking in substance] | 8 Nothingburger {m} [auch: Nothing-Burger] [Neol.] |  |
 | placelessness [without a place of refuge or lacking the customary human relation to a country, area, etc] | Ortlosigkeit {f} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | dead (to) {adj} [lacking sensitivity, unresponsive] | unempfänglich (für) |  |
 | smooth-faced {adj} [lacking hair on the face] | bartlos |  |
 | socially awkward {adj} [lacking communicative and social competence] | sozial inkompetent |  |
 | time-poor {adj} [lacking free time] | mit wenig Freizeit [nachgestellt] |  |
 | weak-minded {adj} [lacking conviction] | wankelmütig |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | audio med. deaf-muteness [lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak] | Taubstummheit {f} [ugs.; fachspr. veraltet für: Gehörlosigkeit] |  |
 | incontinent person [lacking self-restraint] | unbeherrschte Person {f} |  |
 | pod person [coll.] [lacking individuality] | farblose Person {f} [fig.] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | rough-and-ready {adj} [lacking polished manners] | unkultiviert |  |
 | sb. is a cheeseball [Am.] [coll.] [pej.] [is lacking taste, style] | jd. leidet an Geschmacksverirrung [ugs.] [pej.] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to be running on empty [fig.] [lacking energy] | ausgepowert sein [ugs.] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | audio med. deaf-mutism / deaf mutism [lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak] | Taubstummheit {f} [ugs.; fachspr. veraltet für: Gehörlosigkeit] |  |
 | stick-in-the-mud [coll.] [pej.] [person lacking initiative or enthusiasm] | Schlaftablette {f} [fig.] [ugs.] [pej.] [jd., dem es an Schwung fehlt] |  |