unnecessaryadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈnɛsᵻs(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnɛsəˌsɛri/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and necessary adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, necessary adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + necessary adj.

A. adj.

1. Not necessary or requisite. Also: more than is needed; excessive, superfluous.

a. In copular construction, chiefly with anticipatory it and infinitive or that- clause.

ΚΠ

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) v. l. 78 Vnnecessari Is hym to plaunte [L. Transferri etsi necessarium non est] yf he be wel ysowe.

1550 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Life (rev. ed.) sig. A.ii Yet forasmuch as it is impossible to auoid the teeth of malicious enuye, I thought it not vnnecessary to preuent ye furies of some, which are euer gnawynge and bytynge vpon them that further any godly sciences.

1629 T. Paybody Iust Apologie ii. iii. 54 Partly it was impossible, partly vnnecessary that they should be written.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. liv. 241 It is unnecessary to pursue the argument any farther.

1897 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 29 May 1007/1 It is unnecessary that we confine ourselves to a medical view of this subject.

1938 Amer. Home Jan. 48/2 It is unnecessary to remove the entire tray for only one or two pieces of ice.

2003 M. P. Munger Hist. Psychol. ii. 129 The logical egoist considers it unnecessary to test his judgement by the reason of others.

b. Without construction.

ΘΚΠ

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

needlessc1300

unneedful1387

superfluea1425

superfluousc1450

unnecessary1528

unnecessar1590

irrequisite1599

unnecessaire1611

non-necessary1621

unneeded1704

forbearable1803

uncalled1817

1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. h^v And not only vnnecessary, But moroever clene contrary, Defraudynge that to theym is due.

1582 J. Prime Short Treat. Sacraments sig. Eii^v Iosias fought an vnnecessary battell, & dyed in the field.

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 49 To leaue behind vs our vnnecessarie stuffe, and to take with vs only such as..we stand in need of.

1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. iv. 164 The provisions proved unnecessary for that occasion.

1721 R. Bradley tr. G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry i. ii. i. 79 Some..have endeavour'd to find out, whether God has made the World round, square, or oval; which is a Question both inscrutable and unnecessary.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. i. 18 This was a very unnecessary caution to La Motte.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. Introd. p. xliii Ringing the dinner-bell—a most unnecessary ceremony for assembling three persons.

1884 23rd Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 89 The time when education was thought unnecessary for practical farming.

1918 Amer. Mag. Jan. 85/1 He must be quite unnecessary to her, else she would gladly have depended on him.

1954 N. Coward Diary 1 Apr. (2000) 234 I have rehearsed all day today and reduced unnecessary movements wherever possible.

2009 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 14/2 A bureaucratic demand for documentation can lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and unnecessary anxiety.

†2. Not requiring much. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > not in need (of)

needlessa1393

unneedful1565

wantless1565

unnecessary1608

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 313 Age is vnnecessarie, on my knees I beg, That you'l vouchsafe me rayment, bed and food.

B. n.

In plural. That which is unnecessary or superfluous; an unnecessary thing.

ΘΚΠ

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

unnecessaries1559

1559 J. Aylmer Harborowe sig. P1 Vnfitting superfluitie in apparel, dyet, and other vnnecessaries.

a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. ii. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eee/2 It containes nothing But rubbish from the other roomes and unnecessaries.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 113 Not to burthen my Discourse or your Patience with Unnecessaries.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xxiii. 120 Wanting nothing but unnecessaries.

1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. xiii. 161 Very pretty did its little tiny black feet look, relieved by these expensive unnecessaries.

1881 Q. Rev. Jan. 51 Nowhere are the unnecessaries of life..sold at such extravagant prices as in San Francisco.

1908 D. Blackburn Leaven 218 Bulalie was receiving fifty-three shillings a month..and spent half of it at the kafir truck store in childish unnecessaries.

1984 D. Francis Proof ii. 11 Jack and Flora..never wasted good cash on unnecessaries.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Feb. 4 Sutton has a website..for freecycling his unnecessaries.

Phrases

colloquial. to come over (or go) all unnecessary: to be suddenly overcome with excitement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > be or become excited [verb (intransitive)] > suddenly

to come over (or go) all unnecessary1961

1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1177/2 She made him go all unnecessary, the hussy.

1988 Observer 24 Apr. 15/1 A mere glimpse of a bike in a hallway makes me come over all unnecessary every time.

1989 Smash Hits 15 Nov. 69/5 This is one of Erasure's slower, more melancholy efforts which makes you go all unnecessary and wobbly.

2002 Metro 20 Sept. (London ed.) 15/1 This stripped-down stunner..boasts a Suprex turbo engine..and lots of other features to make men come over all unnecessary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unnecessary
释义	unnecessaryadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈnɛsᵻs(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌənˈnɛsəˌsɛri/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and necessary adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, necessary adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + necessary adj. A. adj. 1. Not necessary or requisite. Also: more than is needed; excessive, superfluous. a. In copular construction, chiefly with anticipatory it and infinitive or that- clause. ΚΠ tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) v. l. 78 Vnnecessari Is hym to plaunte [L. Transferri etsi necessarium non est] yf he be wel ysowe. 1550 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Life (rev. ed.) sig. A.ii Yet forasmuch as it is impossible to auoid the teeth of malicious enuye, I thought it not vnnecessary to preuent ye furies of some, which are euer gnawynge and bytynge vpon them that further any godly sciences. 1629 T. Paybody Iust Apologie ii. iii. 54 Partly it was impossible, partly vnnecessary that they should be written. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. liv. 241 It is unnecessary to pursue the argument any farther. 1897 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 29 May 1007/1 It is unnecessary that we confine ourselves to a medical view of this subject. 1938 Amer. Home Jan. 48/2 It is unnecessary to remove the entire tray for only one or two pieces of ice. 2003 M. P. Munger Hist. Psychol. ii. 129 The logical egoist considers it unnecessary to test his judgement by the reason of others. b. Without construction. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective] > unnecessary needlessc1300 unneedful1387 superfluea1425 superfluousc1450 unnecessary1528 unnecessar1590 irrequisite1599 unnecessaire1611 non-necessary1621 unneeded1704 forbearable1803 uncalled1817 1528 Rede me & be nott Wrothe sig. h^v And not only vnnecessary, But moroever clene contrary, Defraudynge that to theym is due. 1582 J. Prime Short Treat. Sacraments sig. Eii^v Iosias fought an vnnecessary battell, & dyed in the field. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 49 To leaue behind vs our vnnecessarie stuffe, and to take with vs only such as..we stand in need of. 1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. iv. 164 The provisions proved unnecessary for that occasion. 1721 R. Bradley tr. G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry i. ii. i. 79 Some..have endeavour'd to find out, whether God has made the World round, square, or oval; which is a Question both inscrutable and unnecessary. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. i. 18 This was a very unnecessary caution to La Motte. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. Introd. p. xliii Ringing the dinner-bell—a most unnecessary ceremony for assembling three persons. 1884 23rd Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 89 The time when education was thought unnecessary for practical farming. 1918 Amer. Mag. Jan. 85/1 He must be quite unnecessary to her, else she would gladly have depended on him. 1954 N. Coward Diary 1 Apr. (2000) 234 I have rehearsed all day today and reduced unnecessary movements wherever possible. 2009 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. 14/2 A bureaucratic demand for documentation can lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and unnecessary anxiety. †2. Not requiring much. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > not in need (of) needlessa1393 unneedful1565 wantless1565 unnecessary1608 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 313 Age is vnnecessarie, on my knees I beg, That you'l vouchsafe me rayment, bed and food. View more context for this quotation B. n. In plural. That which is unnecessary or superfluous; an unnecessary thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > condition of being unnecessary > an unnecessary thing > collectively unnecessaries1559 1559 J. Aylmer Harborowe sig. P1 Vnfitting superfluitie in apparel, dyet, and other vnnecessaries. a1625 J. Fletcher Loyal Subj. ii. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Eee/2 It containes nothing But rubbish from the other roomes and unnecessaries. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 113 Not to burthen my Discourse or your Patience with Unnecessaries. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xxiii. 120 Wanting nothing but unnecessaries. 1839 F. Marryat Diary in Amer. II. xiii. 161 Very pretty did its little tiny black feet look, relieved by these expensive unnecessaries. 1881 Q. Rev. Jan. 51 Nowhere are the unnecessaries of life..sold at such extravagant prices as in San Francisco. 1908 D. Blackburn Leaven 218 Bulalie was receiving fifty-three shillings a month..and spent half of it at the kafir truck store in childish unnecessaries. 1984 D. Francis Proof ii. 11 Jack and Flora..never wasted good cash on unnecessaries. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Feb. 4 Sutton has a website..for freecycling his unnecessaries. Phrases colloquial. to come over (or go) all unnecessary: to be suddenly overcome with excitement. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > be or become excited [verb (intransitive)] > suddenly to come over (or go) all unnecessary1961 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1177/2 She made him go all unnecessary, the hussy. 1988 Observer 24 Apr. 15/1 A mere glimpse of a bike in a hallway makes me come over all unnecessary every time. 1989 Smash Hits 15 Nov. 69/5 This is one of Erasure's slower, more melancholy efforts which makes you go all unnecessary and wobbly. 2002 Metro 20 Sept. (London ed.) 15/1 This stripped-down stunner..boasts a Suprex turbo engine..and lots of other features to make men come over all unnecessary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?1440
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