neediness
neediness · needinesses
нужда
Bedürftigkeit
The characteristic of being needyThe characteristic of being needy.
/ˈniː.di.nəs/
Meaning
1 sensesThe characteristic of being needy.
Bedürftigkeit
нужда́nuždá
More definitions
- the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
- a state of extreme poverty
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
characteristic of being needy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
characteristic of being needy:
Origin
From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness.From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness.
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Forms
plural: needinesses| Singular | neediness |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a state of extreme poverty:privationwantdeprivation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedneedy
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.