Vice and Want

Vice

Vice noun - A defect in character.

Usage example: curiosity in children is not a vice, but something to be encouraged

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Want and vice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Vice".

Want noun - A defect in character.

Usage example: she's well-meaning and kind, but her besetting want is a complete lack of tact

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Vice and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Vice" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

old	old vice	old want
good	good vice	good want
complete	complete vice	complete want
true	true vice	true want
Other adjectives: real, big, great, bad, personal, former, minor, strongest.

Vice City: In the first game, Santa Destroy is a bleak and quiet place where people either desperately want to leave or resort to violence.

Source: Video Game / No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Vice versa Sotomura doesn't want her mother to know everyone thinks she's a delinquent.

Source: Manga / Waratte! Sotomura-san
Want to see the oft-mentioned former president and vice-president of the kendo club?

Source: Visual Novel / Aoi Shiro

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