Meaning

1 senses
  1. Not needed; unnecessary.

    This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.

    unnötig, überflüssig

    нену́жныйnenúžnyj, изли́шнийizlíšnij

    unnecessary and unwarranted

Examples

48 sentences
  1. Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.

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  2. Needless to say, he is right.

    ruИзлишне говорить, что он прав.

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  3. Needless to say, Tom is thrilled.

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  4. Needless to say, Tom was late.

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  5. Needless to say, he never came again.

    ruНе нужно говорить, что он так и не вернулся.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
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not needed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not needed:

Origin

From Middle English needlees, nedelees, nedeles, equivalent to need + -less.

From Middle English needlees, nedelees, nedeles, equivalent to need + -less.

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Forms

more needless, most needless
Comparativemore needless Lesson
Superlativemost needless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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