addition vs lack

addition

noun
  • The act of adding anything. 

  • The arithmetic operation of adding. 

  • A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. 

  • Anything that is added. 

  • A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely. 

  • Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour. 

lack

verb
  • To be short (of or for something). 

  • To be without, not to have, to need, to require. 

noun
  • A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. 

How often have the words addition and lack occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )