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View usage for: (niːdi) Word forms: comparative needier, superlative neediestadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses. ...a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy refugees. The needy are people who are needy. There will be efforts to get larger amounts of food to the needy. More Synonyms of needy (ˈniːdɪ) adjectiveWord forms: needier or neediesta. in need of practical or emotional support; distressed b. (as collective noun; preceded by the) the needy needy in American English (ˈnidi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈneedier or ˈneediest1. in, or characterized by, need, or poverty; not having enough to live on; very poor 2. having or showing a need for affection, emotional support, etc. Examples of 'needy' in a sentenceneedy British English: needy ADJECTIVE Needy people do not have enough food, medicine, or clothing, or adequate houses. We must ensure that food and medicine get to needy people. - American English: needy
- Brazilian Portuguese: necessitado
- Chinese: 贫困的
- European Spanish: necesitado
- French: nécessiteux
- German: bedürftig
- Italian: bisognoso
- Japanese: 貧窮している
- Korean: 빈곤한
- European Portuguese: necessitado
- Latin American Spanish: necesitado
Chinese translation of 'needy' n pl the needy 贫(貧)困的人 (pínkùn de rén)
Definition in need of financial support a project aimed at raising funds for needy children around the world Synonyms down at heel (informal) dirt-poor on the breadline (informal) Opposites rich , wealthy , prosperous , affluent , well-off , well-to-do , moneyed , comfortable Additional synonymsDefinition lacking adequate living conditions, education, etc. the problems associated with life in a deprived inner city area Synonyms poor, disadvantaged, needy, in need, lacking, bereft, destitute, in want, denuded, down at heel, necessitous (literary) Definition lacking the means to live destitute families who live in poverty Synonyms penniless, poor, impoverished, distressed, needy, on the rocks, insolvent, poverty-stricken, down and out, indigent (formal), impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline (informal), flat broke (informal), short, penurious, on your uppers, necessitous (literary), in queer street (informal), moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal) Definition socially or economically deprived Disadvantaged children require extra support. Synonyms deprived, struggling, impoverished, discriminated against, underprivilegedAdditional synonymsDefinition without money I first met him when he was an impecunious, would-be racing driver. Synonyms poor, broke (informal), penniless, short, strapped (slang), stony (British, slang), cleaned out (slang), insolvent, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (British, slang), indigent, dirt-poor (informal), flat broke (informal), in queer street, without two pennies to rub together (informal) The goal is to lure businesses into impoverished areas. Synonyms poor, needy, destitute, ruined, distressed, bankrupt, poverty-stricken, indigent (formal), impecunious, straitened, penurious, necessitous (literary), in reduced or straitened circumstances, on your uppers Definition so poor as to lack even necessities Medical professionals should be permitted to provide free healthcare to indigent people. Synonyms destitute, poor, impoverished, needy, penniless, poverty-stricken, down and out, in want, down at heel (informal), impecunious, dirt-poor, straitened, on the breadline, short, flat broke (informal), penurious, necessitous (literary), on your uppers (informal), without two pennies to rub together (informal) Definition very poor a penniless refugee Synonyms poor, broke (informal), bankrupt, impoverished, short, ruined, strapped (slang), needy, cleaned out (slang), destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (British, slang), indigent, down at heel, impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (British, slang), necessitous, in queer street (archaic), moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal, archaic), without a penny to your name Definition extremely poor delivering medical aid to poverty-stricken areas Synonyms penniless, broke (informal), bankrupt, impoverished, short, poor, distressed, beggared, needy, destitute, down and out, skint (British, slang), indigent, down at heel, impecunious (formal), dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), penurious (formal), on your uppers, stony-broke (British, slang, rare), in queer street (archaic), without two pennies to rub together (archaic), on your beam-ends (rare) Definition lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society helping underprivileged children to learn to read Synonyms disadvantaged, poor, deprived, in need, impoverished, needy, badly off, destitute, in want, on the breadline |