Etymology

needfulness

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Today it means: The property of being needful or necessary; necessity. Full definition →

Middle English nedefulnesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromnedefulnesse
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnedefulnesse
  3. English todayneedfulness

Inherited from Middle English nedefulnesse. By surface analysis, needful + -ness.

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