neediness
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
neediness (plural needinesses)
- The characteristic of being needy.
- 1982, Julie A. Matthaei, An Economic History of Women in America: Women's Work, the Sexual Division of Labor, and the Development of Capitalism, page 247:
- The kind of family neediness experienced by homemakers differed between classes.
Translations edit
characteristic of being needy
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