"needlessness" meaning in English

See needlessness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: needlessnesses [plural]
Etymology: From needless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|needless|ness}} needless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun}} needlessness (plural needlessnesses)
  1. The state or characteristic of being needless. Synonyms: gratuitousness, unnecessariness, unnecessity Translations (the state or characteristic of being needless): szükségtelenség (Hungarian)

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