needfulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈniːdf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈnidf(ə)lnəs/

Forms: see needful adj.¹ and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: needful adj.¹, -ness suffix.

Etymology: < needful adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

†1. An instance of need; a strait or difficulty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > predicament or straits

needfulnessc1350

kankedortc1374

pressc1375

needfultya1382

briguec1400

brikec1400

plightc1400

taking?c1425

partyc1440

distrait1477

brakea1529

hot water1537

strait1544

extremes1547

pickle1562

praemunire1595

lock1598

angustiae1653

difficulty1667

scrape1709

premune1758

hole1760

Queer Street1811

warm water1813

strift1815

fix1816

plisky1818

snapper1818

amplush1827

false position1830

bind1851

jackpot1887

tight1896

squeeze1905

jam1914

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xxiv. 18 (MED) Þe tribulaciouns of myn hert ben multiplied; deliuer me fram my nedefulnes [L. necessitatibus].

a1400 Prymer (St. John's Cambr.) (1891) 80 Of my needfulnesses delyuere me.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) ix. 22 Thou despisis in nedfulneses..that oure synnes swa be purged in tribulacyon.

†a. A need, a necessity; that which is appropriate or necessary. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 342 Ȝif Mon haþ eny þing, Bigete wiþ trewenesse Of worldliche good..Tac to his nedfulnesse Þer-of-what he wile, And do to holi chirche Þat riht wole and skile.

c1400 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 145 (MED) Enuye and wraþþe men clepen riȝtfulnes; slouþe men clepen nedfulnes to norshe mennes kynde.

a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 94 (MED) Alle þis is after þe disposicion & þe ordynaunce of God, al after þe profite & þe needfulnes of diuerse creatures.

b. The state or quality of being in need; the fact of needing something; necessity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun]

needOE

needfulnessa1400

necess?a1525

necessariness1552

requisiteness1566

necessitya1572

essence1605

essentialness1640

essentiality1646

necessitation1648

requirement1659

need-be1728

indispensability1793

indispensableness1833

indispensibleness1860

egence1865

requiredness1935

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 19553 May no mon..Conferme but bisshopes honde; þis nedefulnes phelip wist.

c1440 Grace (Thornton) in C. Horstmann Yorks. Writers (1895) I. 308 (MED) Whene he cheses with his will þe fend to serue, efter he may noghte..come owte of his banddis, & swa þe firste fre will in till nedfulnes turnes.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Gouernaunce of Princis (1993) i. 63 Yat all the realme—and the prince is put jn syk mysgouernaunce, yat all gude policy is peruertit, for wrechidness and nedefulnes.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 48 The hearers may both knowe the nature of praier, and the nedefulnesse of praier.

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 71 Makyng the stomach to feele the needefulnes of meate and drinke.

?1609 G. Chapman tr. Homer Twelue Bks. Iliads xi. 203 Then (after needfulnesse of foode) I first of all disclosde The royall cause of our repaire.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 59 Because [it is] needful for God to dwell in, and such needfulness cannot be spoken of nothing.

1748 G. White Serm. (MS.) How should we ever be made sensible of the needfulness of the Love..of God?

1838 H. W. Herbert Cromwell i. vii. 126 Even should you differ from us as to the quality or manner, you are not like to be against us as to the needfulness of some reform.

1885 Spectator 30 May 415/1 He..appreciates..the occasional needfulness of war.

1928 Amer. Econ. Rev. 18 82 The general effect is to emphasize the interconnection, overlapping and needfulness to each other of the different sciences or branches.

1981 T. Morrison Tar Baby viii. 238 She was outraged by that infant needfulness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needfulness
释义	needfulnessn. Brit. /ˈniːdf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈnidf(ə)lnəs/ Forms: see needful adj.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: needful adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < needful adj.¹ + -ness suffix. †1. An instance of need; a strait or difficulty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > predicament or straits needfulnessc1350 kankedortc1374 pressc1375 needfultya1382 briguec1400 brikec1400 plightc1400 taking?c1425 partyc1440 distrait1477 brakea1529 hot water1537 strait1544 extremes1547 pickle1562 praemunire1595 lock1598 angustiae1653 difficulty1667 scrape1709 premune1758 hole1760 Queer Street1811 warm water1813 strift1815 fix1816 plisky1818 snapper1818 amplush1827 false position1830 bind1851 jackpot1887 tight1896 squeeze1905 jam1914 c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xxiv. 18 (MED) Þe tribulaciouns of myn hert ben multiplied; deliuer me fram my nedefulnes [L. necessitatibus]. a1400 Prymer (St. John's Cambr.) (1891) 80 Of my needfulnesses delyuere me. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) ix. 22 Thou despisis in nedfulneses..that oure synnes swa be purged in tribulacyon. 2. †a. A need, a necessity; that which is appropriate or necessary. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1390 in C. Horstmann Minor Poems Vernon MS (1892) i. 342 Ȝif Mon haþ eny þing, Bigete wiþ trewenesse Of worldliche good..Tac to his nedfulnesse Þer-of-what he wile, And do to holi chirche Þat riht wole and skile. c1400 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 145 (MED) Enuye and wraþþe men clepen riȝtfulnes; slouþe men clepen nedfulnes to norshe mennes kynde. a1425 (?a1400) Cloud of Unknowing (Harl. 674) (1944) 94 (MED) Alle þis is after þe disposicion & þe ordynaunce of God, al after þe profite & þe needfulnes of diuerse creatures. b. The state or quality of being in need; the fact of needing something; necessity. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] needOE needfulnessa1400 necess?a1525 necessariness1552 requisiteness1566 necessitya1572 essence1605 essentialness1640 essentiality1646 necessitation1648 requirement1659 need-be1728 indispensability1793 indispensableness1833 indispensibleness1860 egence1865 requiredness1935 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 19553 May no mon..Conferme but bisshopes honde; þis nedefulnes phelip wist. c1440 Grace (Thornton) in C. Horstmann Yorks. Writers (1895) I. 308 (MED) Whene he cheses with his will þe fend to serue, efter he may noghte..come owte of his banddis, & swa þe firste fre will in till nedfulnes turnes. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Gouernaunce of Princis (1993) i. 63 Yat all the realme—and the prince is put jn syk mysgouernaunce, yat all gude policy is peruertit, for wrechidness and nedefulnes. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 48 The hearers may both knowe the nature of praier, and the nedefulnesse of praier. 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 71 Makyng the stomach to feele the needefulnes of meate and drinke. ?1609 G. Chapman tr. Homer Twelue Bks. Iliads xi. 203 Then (after needfulnesse of foode) I first of all disclosde The royall cause of our repaire. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 59 Because [it is] needful for God to dwell in, and such needfulness cannot be spoken of nothing. 1748 G. White Serm. (MS.) How should we ever be made sensible of the needfulness of the Love..of God? 1838 H. W. Herbert Cromwell i. vii. 126 Even should you differ from us as to the quality or manner, you are not like to be against us as to the needfulness of some reform. 1885 Spectator 30 May 415/1 He..appreciates..the occasional needfulness of war. 1928 Amer. Econ. Rev. 18 82 The general effect is to emphasize the interconnection, overlapping and needfulness to each other of the different sciences or branches. 1981 T. Morrison Tar Baby viii. 238 She was outraged by that infant needfulness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1350
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