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neediness

/ˈniː.di.nəs/

neediness noun: the characteristic of being needy.

Noun

neediness (plural needinesses)

  1. The characteristic of being needy.
    • The kind of family neediness experienced by homemakers differed between classes.1982, Julie A. Matthaei, An Economic History of Women in America: Women's Work, the Sexual Division of Labor, and the Development of Capitalism, page 247

neediness meaning in Tamil and Persian

neediness in Tamil

தேவை நிலை, வேண்டு நிலை

neediness in Persian

characteristic of being needy
نیاز niâz, نیازمندی niâzmandi

Forms of neediness

pluralneedinesses

Origin of neediness

From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness.

Questions about neediness

What does neediness mean?
Neediness means the characteristic of being needy.
What is neediness in Tamil?
Neediness in Tamil is தேவை நிலை, வேண்டு நிலை. See Neediness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neediness?
Neediness is a noun.
How do you pronounce neediness?
Neediness is pronounced /ˈniː.di.nəs/.
What is the plural of neediness?
The plural of neediness is needinesses.

Words near neediness in the dictionary

  1. needier
  2. neediest
  3. needihood
  4. needily
  5. needin'
  6. neediness
  7. needinesses
  8. needing
  9. needing more time in the oven
  10. needing no introduction
  11. needing one's bumps feeling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neediness (page history and authors); neediness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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