unnecessariness

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unnecessariness

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From unnecessary + -ness.

noun

uncountable The state or characteristic of being unnecessary. The unavoidableness of which effects hath carried some of their Casuists into an opinion, of the unnecessariness of devotion in these holy businesses: so as one says . . . "Though it be convenient, that the Communicant should have actual devotion; yet, it is not necessary."
Similar: gratuitousness, needlessness

Opposite: necessariness, necessity

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noun

Opposite: necessariness, necessity

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@misc{unnecessariness_2026,
  title = {unnecessariness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unnecessariness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}