NEEDINESS

neediness

(noun) the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; β€œhe recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it”

privation, want, deprivation, neediness

(noun) a state of extreme poverty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

neediness (plural needinesses)

The characteristic of being needy.

Anagrams

• Essendine

Source: Wiktionary


Need"i*ness, n.

Definition: The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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