needfulness

/ˈnidfəɫnəs/ noun

The property of being needful or necessary; necessity.

Word Origin From Old English nēad 'necessity, need' — needful means full of need, i.e., necessary. Needfulness is that quality of being required. The same root gives us needy, needless, and the suffix -ful in words like careful, beautiful, and helpful. The PIE root *nawt- 'need, distress' also underlies naught and nought.

noun The property of being needful or necessary; necessity. countable

The needfulness of clean water for human survival cannot be overstated.

(名词) 必要性

清洁水对人类生存的必要性怎么强调都不为过。

(sustantivo) La propiedad de ser necesario o imprescindible; necesidad.

La **necesidad** de agua limpia para la supervivencia humana no puede ser subestimada.

(nom) Caractère de ce qui est nécessaire ou indispensable.

On ne saurait trop insister sur la nécessité de l'eau potable pour la survie humaine.

(Substantiv) Notwendigkeit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, notwendig oder unentbehrlich zu sein; das Erfordernis einer Sache.]

Die **needfulness** regelmäßiger Bewegung für die Gesundheit ist wissenschaftlich belegt.

(名詞) 必要性。必要な状態である性質。

人間の生存にとって清潔な水の必要性は、いくら強調してもしすぎることはない。

(substantivo) necessidade; indispensabilidade [A qualidade de ser necessário ou indispensável; necessidade.]

A necessidade de água limpa para a sobrevivência humana não pode ser exagerada.

Word parts: need + ful + ness

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