needlessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈniːdlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnidlᵻsnᵻs/

Forms: see needless adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: needless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < needless adj. + -ness suffix.

The fact of being needless; unnecessariness, pointlessness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > condition of being unnecessary

non-necessity1593

unnecessity1606

needlessness1607

unnecessariness1628

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > uselessness or needlessness

needlessness1607

otioseness1834

1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. iii. 126[134] He will wipe this suspition of a needlessnes away, and so will proue it needfull.

a1634 G. Chapman Masque Twelve Months in J. R. Planché Inigo Jones (1848) 138 Faith, needy we are all, Pig; and all for the needlesnes of so many.

1680 R. L'Estrange tr. Erasmus 20 Select Colloquies ii. 14 To Convince the World of the Vanity and Needlesness of Invocating Saints.

1784 G. Stuart tr. J. L. De Lolme Constit. Eng. (new ed.) Advt. p. xiii The needlessness of an armed force to support itself by.

1838 H. W. Herbert Cromwell II. iii. iii. 114 The full justification of the soul by faith—the utter needlessness of works to save, when that the soul is filled.

1894 Chicago Advance 22 Nov. 254/2 Speaking of the needlessness of the Sunday paper.

1929 Econ. Hist. Rev. 2 84 The needlessness of pasture and meadow as integral parts of each estate.

1994 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 13 Jan. 4/1 A sense of confused relief at the sudden needlessness of my recent annual outcropping of New Year's Resolutions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needlessness
释义	needlessnessn. Brit. /ˈniːdlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnidlᵻsnᵻs/ Forms: see needless adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: needless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < needless adj. + -ness suffix. The fact of being needless; unnecessariness, pointlessness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > condition of being unnecessary non-necessity1593 unnecessity1606 needlessness1607 unnecessariness1628 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] > uselessness or needlessness needlessness1607 otioseness1834 1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. iii. 126[134] He will wipe this suspition of a needlessnes away, and so will proue it needfull. a1634 G. Chapman Masque Twelve Months in J. R. Planché Inigo Jones (1848) 138 Faith, needy we are all, Pig; and all for the needlesnes of so many. 1680 R. L'Estrange tr. Erasmus 20 Select Colloquies ii. 14 To Convince the World of the Vanity and Needlesness of Invocating Saints. 1784 G. Stuart tr. J. L. De Lolme Constit. Eng. (new ed.) Advt. p. xiii The needlessness of an armed force to support itself by. 1838 H. W. Herbert Cromwell II. iii. iii. 114 The full justification of the soul by faith—the utter needlessness of works to save, when that the soul is filled. 1894 Chicago Advance 22 Nov. 254/2 Speaking of the needlessness of the Sunday paper. 1929 Econ. Hist. Rev. 2 84 The needlessness of pasture and meadow as integral parts of each estate. 1994 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 13 Jan. 4/1 A sense of confused relief at the sudden needlessness of my recent annual outcropping of New Year's Resolutions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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