Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The state of being needed or necessary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unneededness
noun
Dependency; the state of one segment of code requiring another segment to complete.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From needed + -ness.
