"needfulness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needfulnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nedfulnes; equivalent to needful + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nedfulnes}} Middle English nedfulnes, {{suffix|en|needful|ness}} needful + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} needfulness (countable and uncountable, plural needfulnesses)
  1. The property of being needful or necessary; necessity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-needfulness-en-noun-3etyizdP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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