neediness

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neediness

/ˈniː.di.nəs/

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Inherited from Middle English nedynesse (“dearth”). By surface analysis, needy + -ness.

noun needinesses

The characteristic of being needy. The kind of family neediness experienced by homemakers differed between classes.

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noun characteristic of being needy

Português	carência
Deutsch	Bedürftigkeit
Русский	нужда́ nuždá

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@misc{neediness_2026,
  title = {neediness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neediness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}