"needy" meaning in English

See needy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈniːdi/ Audio: En-us-needy.ogg Forms: needier [comparative], neediest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːdi Etymology: From Middle English nedy, nedi (“necessitous”), from Old English nēdiġ, *nīediġ ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (“obligation”)), from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (“of need, forced, compelled”), equivalent to need + -y. Cognate with Scots nedy, neidy (“needy, necessitous, impoverished”), Saterland Frisian niedich (“miserable, poor, wretched, needy”), Saterland Frisian nöödich (“necessary, needful”), West Frisian nedich (“needful, needed”), Dutch nodig (“necessary”), Middle Low German nōdich (“necessary, urgent, by requirement”), German nötig (“necessary, needful”), Danish nødig (“necessary”), Swedish nödig (“necessary”), Icelandic nauðugur (“constrained”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nedy}} Middle English nedy, {{inh|en|ang|nēdiġ}} Old English nēdiġ, {{gloss|"of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">nīediġnes</i> (“obligation”)}} ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (“obligation”)), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*naudigaz||of need, forced, compelled}} Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (“of need, forced, compelled”), {{suf|en|need|y|id2=adjectival}} need + -y, {{cog|sco|nedy}} Scots nedy, {{cog|stq|niedich||miserable, poor, wretched, needy}} Saterland Frisian niedich (“miserable, poor, wretched, needy”), {{cog|stq|nöödich|t=necessary, needful}} Saterland Frisian nöödich (“necessary, needful”), {{cog|fy|nedich|t=needful, needed}} West Frisian nedich (“needful, needed”), {{cog|nl|nodig||necessary}} Dutch nodig (“necessary”), {{cog|gml|nōdich||necessary, urgent, by requirement}} Middle Low German nōdich (“necessary, urgent, by requirement”), {{cog|de|nötig||necessary, needful}} German nötig (“necessary, needful”), {{cog|da|nødig||necessary}} Danish nødig (“necessary”), {{cog|sv|nödig||necessary}} Swedish nödig (“necessary”), {{cog|is|nauðugur||constrained}} Icelandic nauðugur (“constrained”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} needy (comparative needier, superlative neediest)
  1. In need; poor. Translations (in need, poor): χρεῖος (khreîos) (Ancient Greek), δεόμενος (deómenos) (Ancient Greek), مِسْكِين (miskīn) (Arabic), মুহতাজ (muhotaj) (Bengali), মিসকিন (miśokin) (Bengali), беден (beden) (Bulgarian), нуждаещ се (nuždaešt se) (Bulgarian), necessitat (Catalan), freturós (Catalan), potřebný (Czech), chudý (Czech), puutteenalainen (Finnish), vähävarainen (Finnish), köyhä (Finnish), dans le besoin (French), nécessiteux (French), გაჭირვებული (gač̣irvebuli) (Georgian), საჭიროების მქონე (sač̣iroebis mkone) (Georgian), bedürftig (German), 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (alaþarba) (Gothic), díothach (Irish), povero (Italian), indigente (Italian), bisognoso (Italian), egens (Latin), inops (Latin), takaonge (Maori), trengende (Norwegian Bokmål), نیازمند (niâzmand) (Persian), فقیر (faqir) (Persian), potrzebujący (Polish), biedujący (Polish), necessitado (Portuguese), carenciado (Portuguese), sărac (Romanian), nevoiaș (Romanian), нужда́ющийся (nuždájuščijsja) (Russian), ध्रिगु (dhrigu) (Sanskrit), uireasbhach (Scottish Gaelic), necesitado (Spanish), pobre (Spanish), menesteroso (Spanish), behövande (Swedish), muhtaç (Turkish), yoksul (Turkish), fakir (Turkish), нужде́нний (nuždénnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (needing constant affirmation): carente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-needy-en-adj-odtjs7WA Disambiguation of Personality: 11 79 10 Disambiguation of 'needing constant affirmation': 16 77 7
  3. (archaic) Needful; necessary. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-needy-en-adj-6ExGj1lk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: needily, neediness, needy mizzler

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer.",
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          "ref": "2012 February 29, Aidan Foster-Carter, “North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumes”, in BBC News:",
          "text": "Such monitoring has often been a sticking point in the past, amid fears that food aid might be diverted to the Northern elite - or its military - rather than the needy.",
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          "word": "مِسْكِين"
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          "word": "মুহতাজ"
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          "word": "মিসকিন"
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          "word": "беден"
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          "word": "necessitat"
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          "word": "potřebný"
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          "word": "köyhä"
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          "sense": "in need, poor",
          "word": "dans le besoin"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in need, poor",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gač̣irvebuli",
          "sense": "in need, poor",
          "word": "გაჭირვებული"
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          "roman": "alaþarba",
          "sense": "in need, poor",
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          "sense": "in need, poor",
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        {
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          "sense": "in need, poor",
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          "_dis1": "96 2 3",
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          "_dis1": "96 2 3",
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          "sense": "in need, poor",
          "word": "muhtaç"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in need, poor",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 2 3",
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          "word": "carente"
        }
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        "(archaic) Needful; necessary."
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          "text": "Such monitoring has often been a sticking point in the past, amid fears that food aid might be diverted to the Northern elite - or its military - rather than the needy.",
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        "(archaic) Needful; necessary."
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "miskīn",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "مِسْكِين"
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "মুহতাজ"
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      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "miśokin",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "মিসকিন"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "beden",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "беден"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "nuždaešt se",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "нуждаещ се"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "freturós"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "potřebný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "chudý"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "puutteenalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "vähävarainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "köyhä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "dans le besoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "nécessiteux"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gač̣irvebuli",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "გაჭირვებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sač̣iroebis mkone",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "საჭიროების მქონე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "bedürftig"
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      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "alaþarba",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "χρεῖος"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "deómenos",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "δεόμενος"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "díothach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "povero"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "indigente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "bisognoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "egens"
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    {
      "code": "la",
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      "word": "inops"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "takaonge"
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "niâzmand",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "نیازمند"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "potrzebujący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "biedujący"
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "necessitado"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "carenciado"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "sărac"
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      "code": "sa",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "behövande"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "muhtaç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
      "word": "yoksul"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in need, poor",
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      "sense": "in need, poor",
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      "word": "carente"
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  ],
  "word": "needy"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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