"neediness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈniː.di.nəs/ Forms: needinesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nedynesse}} Middle English nedynesse, {{suffix|en|needy|ness}} needy + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun}} neediness (plural needinesses)
  1. The characteristic of being needy. Translations (characteristic of being needy): бедност (bednost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), нужда (nužda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), vähävaraisuus (Finnish), საჭიროება (sač̣iroeba) (Georgian), გაჭირვებულობა (gač̣irvebuloba) (Georgian), Bedürftigkeit [feminine] (German), نیاز (niâz) (Persian), نیازمندی (niâzmandi) (Persian), carência [feminine] (Portuguese), нужда́ (nuždá) [feminine] (Russian), bekräftelsebehov [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-neediness-en-noun-x73IsGh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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