need´less|ness

need´less|ness
need|less «NEED lihs», adjective.
not needed or wanted; unnecessary; useless: »

It is silly to ask a needless question. Congress is taking a needless risk as long as it allows this important constitutional problem to remain clouded in doubt (Newsweek).

need´less|ly, adverb.
need´less|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • need´less|ly — need|less «NEED lihs», adjective. not needed or wanted; unnecessary; useless: »It is silly to ask a needless question. Congress is taking a needless risk as long as it allows this important constitutional problem to remain clouded in doubt… …   Useful english dictionary

  • need|less — «NEED lihs», adjective. not needed or wanted; unnecessary; useless: »It is silly to ask a needless question. Congress is taking a needless risk as long as it allows this important constitutional problem to remain clouded in doubt (Newsweek).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • need — need·ces·si·ty; need·ful·ly; need·ful·ness; need·i·ness; need·less; need·ment; need; need·ful; need·less·ly; need·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • needlessness — need·less·ness …   English syllables

  • needless — need•less [[t]ˈnid lɪs[/t]] adj. unnecessary; not needed: a needless waste of food[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 need′less•ly, adv. need′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Needless — Nee dless, a. 1. Having no need. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Weeping into the needless stream. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless labor; needless expenses. [1913 Webster] 3. Without sufficient cause;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Needlessly — Needless Nee dless, a. 1. Having no need. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Weeping into the needless stream. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless labor; needless expenses. [1913 Webster] 3. Without sufficient cause;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Needlessness — Needless Nee dless, a. 1. Having no need. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Weeping into the needless stream. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless labor; needless expenses. [1913 Webster] 3. Without sufficient cause;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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