adj
Meaning 1
Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: needless
Standard Lemma guide
needful
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Pronunciation
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/ˈniːdfl̩/
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CMU ARPABET: N IY1 D F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Needy; in need.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Anything necessary or requisite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Ready money; wherewithal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
necessary for relief or supply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- provided them with all things needful
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: needed, required, requisite
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English needeful, nedeful, from Old English nēodful (“necessary; earnest; zealous”). Equivalent to need + -ful. Cognate with Dutch noodvol, German notvoll.