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单词 neediness
释义

neediness

[ nee-dee-nis ]
/ ˈni di nɪs /
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noun

a condition of want or need; poverty; indigence.

Origin of neediness

First recorded in 1350–1400, neediness is from the Middle English word nedynes.See needy, -ness

Words nearby neediness

need, needed, needfire, needful, Needham, neediness, needle, needle bath, needle bearing, needle biopsy, needlecord
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Example sentences from the Web for neediness

  • During the exhausting 1992 campaign I was asked if Clinton got tired of the crowds: their neediness, their wide-eyed lunging.

    Paul Begala on Why Bill Clinton’s Still Got the Magic|Paul Begala|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • After a short experience of three weeks Comte returned to neediness and contentment.

    Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)|John Morley
  • But everywhere the ill-assorted marriage of pretentiousness and neediness was apparent.

    The Historical Nights' Entertainment|Rafael Sabatini
  • But in our day it is necessity, neediness, that prevails, and lends a degraded humanity under its iron yoke.

    The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for neediness

neediness
/ (ˈniːdɪnɪs) /

noun

the state of being needy; poverty
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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