needless
English
/ˈniːdləs/
adj
Definitions
- Not needed; unnecessary.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English needlees suf from English need (desire, necessity, need).
Origin
English
need
Gloss
desire, necessity, need
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
欲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- need English
- needed English
- needer English
- needest English
- needeth English
- needful English
- needlessly English
- needlessness English
- needling English
- needly English
- needment English
- needn't English
- neednae English
- needs English
- needsome English
- needways English
- needwise English
- needworthy English
- needy English
- preneed English
- need Middle English
- needlees Middle English
- nidim Tok Pisin