neediness

[ nee-dee-nis ]

/ ˈni di nɪs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR neediness ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a condition of want or need; poverty; indigence.

Origin of neediness

First recorded in 1350–1400, neediness is from the Middle English word nedynes.See needy, -ness

Words nearby neediness

need, needed, needfire, needful, Needham, neediness, needle, needle bath, needle bearing, needle biopsy, needlecord

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Example sentences from the Web for neediness

During the exhausting 1992 campaign I was asked if Clinton got tired of the crowds: their neediness, their wide-eyed lunging.
Paul Begala on Why Bill Clinton’s Still Got the Magic|Paul Begala|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After a short experience of three weeks Comte returned to neediness and contentment.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)|John Morley
But everywhere the ill-assorted marriage of pretentiousness and neediness was apparent.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment|Rafael Sabatini
But in our day it is necessity, neediness, that prevails, and lends a degraded humanity under its iron yoke.
The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for neediness

neediness

/ (ˈniːdɪnɪs) /

noun

the state of being needy; poverty

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单词	neediness
释义	neediness [ nee-dee-nis ] / ˈni di nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR neediness ON THESAURUS.COM noun a condition of want or need; poverty; indigence. Origin of neediness First recorded in 1350–1400, neediness is from the Middle English word nedynes.See needy, -ness Words nearby neediness need, needed, needfire, needful, Needham, neediness, needle, needle bath, needle bearing, needle biopsy, needlecord Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for neediness During the exhausting 1992 campaign I was asked if Clinton got tired of the crowds: their neediness, their wide-eyed lunging. Paul Begala on Why Bill Clinton’s Still Got the Magic\|Paul Begala\|October 10, 2012\|DAILY BEAST After a short experience of three weeks Comte returned to neediness and contentment. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)\|John Morley But everywhere the ill-assorted marriage of pretentiousness and neediness was apparent. The Historical Nights' Entertainment\|Rafael Sabatini But in our day it is necessity, neediness, that prevails, and lends a degraded humanity under its iron yoke. The Aesthetical Essays\|Friedrich Schiller British Dictionary definitions for neediness neediness / (ˈniːdɪnɪs) / noun the state of being needy; poverty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to neediness distress, privation, lack, dearth, vacancy, deficiency, want, pass, need, emptiness, bankruptcy, inadequacy, indigence, depletion, reduction, deficit, impoverishment, meagerness, pennilessness, hardship
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neediness

noun

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