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Neediness

//ˈniː.di.nəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being needy.

    "The kind of family neediness experienced by homemakers differed between classes."

  2. 2
    the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree wordnet
  3. 3
    a state of extreme poverty wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English nedynesse; equivalent to needy + -ness.

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