"necessitousness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From necessitous + -ness. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|necessitous|-ness}} necessitous + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} necessitousness (uncountable)
  1. The state or condition of impoverishment; material need, especially of an urgent nature. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-necessitousness-en-noun-PC8bbKOy
  2. (rare) The state or condition of being necessary or essential; necessity. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-necessitousness-en-noun-5sFvoEo5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: necessitous

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