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NEEDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
Example:
he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("neediness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Derivation:
needy (demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of extreme poverty
Synonyms:
deprivation; neediness; privation; want
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("neediness" is a kind of...):
impoverishment; poorness; poverty (the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions)
Derivation:
needy (poor enough to need help from others)
