unneedyadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈniːdi/, U.S.

/ˌənˈnidi/

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

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + needy adj. Compare Middle High German unnōtec not needy or poor (German unnötig (now regional (Switzerland) in sense ‘not needy or poor’, in standard German now only in sense ‘unnecessary’). With the use as noun compare earlier needy n.Compare also Old English unnīedige (adverb) without compulsion or constraint, willingly ( < un- prefix¹ + needy adj. (compare needy adj. 1) + Old English -e, suffix forming adverbs).

A. adj.

Not needy or poor; well provided for. Also in extended use with reference to emotional needs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > having no want

needlessa1393

unneedyc1450

wantless1565

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 108 Whethir þi neyȝboure..be syke or hool, nedy or vnnedy.

1847 T. Miller Pictures of Country Life 70 The dead are robbed of all they left behind to benefit the unneedy portion of the living.

1881 Musical Rec. (Boston) 31 Dec. 213/1 Without his happy suggestion this money would have gone to..a lot of unneedy and ungrateful relatives.

1915 Times 5 Mar. 5/3 Practically untouched joints of beef are thrown aside, given away, or sold to unneedy neighbours for a few pence.

1962 J. D. Coppock Internat. Econ. Instability vii. 154 Unneedy as well as needy countries (and producers) benefit.

2005 M. O'Connor Bitch Posse vi. 44 Brandon is uncomplicated and unneedy, and he looks good next to me.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement: unneedy people as a class.

ΚΠ

a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Bodl. 943) (1999) 86 (MED) Avise yow how ye yeue your yiftis, for muche symple peple yeue to vnnedy and refuse the nedy.]

1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 27^v Som simple folkes yeue to the vnnedy, and refuse hit to thoos that haue nede.

1547 W. Baldwin Treat. Morall Phylos. sig. Qi To the vnneady a man to make his dole, Is lyke the ministring of playsters to the whole.

1716 W. Tunstall Ballads 53 Like some Beggars..who borrow'd the Children of the Unneedy, to increase their own Number, and become more successful at a Funeral Dole.

1899 Machinists' Monthly Jrnl. May 265/1 The unneedy, too, are not above presuming on his generosity.

1967 Nation's Business May 8/1 If a subsidy is good for the needy, it is good for the unneedy.

2004 New Yorker 2 Feb. 26/2 This new round of relief for the unneedy.

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

单词	unneedy
释义	unneedyadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈniːdi/, U.S. /ˌənˈnidi/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and needy adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, needy adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + needy adj. Compare Middle High German unnōtec not needy or poor (German unnötig (now regional (Switzerland) in sense ‘not needy or poor’, in standard German now only in sense ‘unnecessary’). With the use as noun compare earlier needy n.Compare also Old English unnīedige (adverb) without compulsion or constraint, willingly ( < un- prefix¹ + needy adj. (compare needy adj. 1) + Old English -e, suffix forming adverbs). A. adj. Not needy or poor; well provided for. Also in extended use with reference to emotional needs. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > having no want needlessa1393 unneedyc1450 wantless1565 c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 108 Whethir þi neyȝboure..be syke or hool, nedy or vnnedy. 1847 T. Miller Pictures of Country Life 70 The dead are robbed of all they left behind to benefit the unneedy portion of the living. 1881 Musical Rec. (Boston) 31 Dec. 213/1 Without his happy suggestion this money would have gone to..a lot of unneedy and ungrateful relatives. 1915 Times 5 Mar. 5/3 Practically untouched joints of beef are thrown aside, given away, or sold to unneedy neighbours for a few pence. 1962 J. D. Coppock Internat. Econ. Instability vii. 154 Unneedy as well as needy countries (and producers) benefit. 2005 M. O'Connor Bitch Posse vi. 44 Brandon is uncomplicated and unneedy, and he looks good next to me. B. n. With the and plural agreement: unneedy people as a class. ΚΠ a1475 ( S. Scrope tr. Dicts & Sayings Philosophers (Bodl. 943) (1999) 86 (MED) Avise yow how ye yeue your yiftis, for muche symple peple yeue to vnnedy and refuse the nedy.] 1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 27^v Som simple folkes yeue to the vnnedy, and refuse hit to thoos that haue nede. 1547 W. Baldwin Treat. Morall Phylos. sig. Qi To the vnneady a man to make his dole, Is lyke the ministring of playsters to the whole. 1716 W. Tunstall Ballads 53 Like some Beggars..who borrow'd the Children of the Unneedy, to increase their own Number, and become more successful at a Funeral Dole. 1899 Machinists' Monthly Jrnl. May 265/1 The unneedy, too, are not above presuming on his generosity. 1967 Nation's Business May 8/1 If a subsidy is good for the needy, it is good for the unneedy. 2004 New Yorker 2 Feb. 26/2 This new round of relief for the unneedy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1450
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