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unnecessariness

unnecessariness noun: the state or characteristic of being unnecessary.

Noun

unnecessariness (uncountable)

  1. The state or characteristic of being unnecessary.
    • The unavoidableness of which effects hath carried some of their Casuists into an opinion, of the unnecessariness of devotion in these holy businesses: so as one says . . . "Though it be convenient, that the Communicant should have actual devotion; yet, it is not necessary."1808, Josiah Pratt, editor, Works of Joseph Hall, D.D, volume 9, London, page 9
    • A disciplined brain will at once show the unnecessariness of most ambitions, and will ensure that the remainder shall be conducted with reason.1913, Arnold Bennett, The Human Machine, page 73

Synonyms of unnecessariness

Antonyms

Origin of unnecessariness

From unnecessary + -ness.

Questions about unnecessariness

What does unnecessariness mean?
Unnecessariness means the state or characteristic of being unnecessary.
What part of speech is unnecessariness?
Unnecessariness is a noun.

Words near unnecessariness in the dictionary

  1. unneatness
  2. unnebulous
  3. unneccessary
  4. unnecessaries
  5. unnecessarily
  6. unnecessariness
  7. unnecessary
  8. unnecessitate
  9. unnecessitated
  10. unnecessitates
  11. unnecessitating

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