neediness

need·y

N0049100 (nē′dē)adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished; a charity that helped needy immigrants.2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

---

need′i·ly adv.need′i·ness n.

neediness

(ˈniːdɪnɪs) nthe state of being needy; poverty

need•i•ness

(ˈni di nɪs)

n. a condition of need; poverty; indigence.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	neediness - a state of extreme poverty deprivation, privation, wantimpoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
	2.	neediness - the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

neediness

nounThe condition of being extremely poor:beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation, want.

Translations