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for want of a better word
for want of a better word
if you say that you are using a particular word for want of a better word, you mean that it is not quite exact or suitable but there is no better one They have problems, which, for want of a better word, we call psychological.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Alfonso | | ahl-FON-so (Spanish), ahl-FAWN-so (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |
| Enguerrand | | - | Medieval French |
| Acacius | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Kinga | | KEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian) | Polish, Hungarian |
| Ping | | - | Chinese |
| Ademaro | | - | Italian |