Meanings
nounneediness (plural needinesses)
plural needinesses
- The characteristic of being needy.
The kind of family neediness experienced by homemakers differed between classes.
1982, Julie A. Matthaei, An Economic History of Women in America: Women's Work, the Sexual Division of Labor, and the Development of Capitalism, page 247
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishnedynesse
- Middle Englishnedynesse
- Englishneediness
Inherited from Middle English nedynesse (“dearth”). By surface analysis, needy + -ness.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бедност, нужда
- бедност (bednost)characteristic of being needy
- нужда (nužda)characteristic of being needy
Finnish vähävaraisuus
- vähävaraisuuscharacteristic of being needy
German Bedürftigkeit
- Bedürftigkeitcharacteristic of being needy
Persian نیاز, نیازمندی
- نیاز (niâz)characteristic of being needy
- نیازمندی (niâzmandi)characteristic of being needy
Portuguese carência
- carênciacharacteristic of being needy
Russian нужда́
- нужда́ (nuždá)characteristic of being needy
Swedish bekräftelsebehov
- bekräftelsebehovcharacteristic of being needy
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APA
neediness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neediness
MLA
“neediness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neediness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neediness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neediness.
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