noun
Meaning 1
The characteristic of being needy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
neediness
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/ˈniː.di.nəs/
noun
Meaning 2
the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
noun
Meaning 3
a state of extreme poverty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: privation, want, deprivation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poverty, poorness, impoverishment
History
Etymology
From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: бедност (bednost) — characteristic of being needy
- Bulgarian: нужда (nužda) — characteristic of being needy
- Finnish: vähävaraisuus — characteristic of being needy
- Georgian: საჭიროება (sač̣iroeba) — characteristic of being needy
- Georgian: გაჭირვებულობა (gač̣irvebuloba) — characteristic of being needy
- German: Bedürftigkeit — characteristic of being needy
- Persian: نیاز (niâz) — characteristic of being needy
- Persian: نیازمندی (niâzmandi) — characteristic of being needy
- Portuguese: carência — characteristic of being needy
- Russian: нужда́ (nuždá) — characteristic of being needy
- Swedish: bekräftelsebehov — characteristic of being needy