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unnecessity

unnecessity noun: needlessness.

Noun

unnecessity (countable and uncountable, plural unnecessities)

  1. (uncountable) needlessness
  2. something that is unnecessary

Forms of unnecessity

pluralunnecessities

Origin of unnecessity

From un- + necessity.

Questions about unnecessity

What does unnecessity mean?
Unnecessity means needlessness.
What part of speech is unnecessity?
Unnecessity is a noun.
What is the plural of unnecessity?
The plural of unnecessity is unnecessities.

Words near unnecessity in the dictionary

  1. unnecessitate
  2. unnecessitated
  3. unnecessitates
  4. unnecessitating
  5. unnecessities
  6. unnecessity
  7. unneddylated
  8. unneeded
  9. unneededly
  10. unneededness
  11. unneedful

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