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needlessness

/ˈnidɫəsnəs/ noun

The state or characteristic of being needless.

Word Origin Built from 'need' plus the suffix -less 'without' and -ness 'state of' — literally 'the state of being without need.' The root 'need' comes from Proto-Germanic *nauthiz, meaning distress or necessity, which also gives us 'needy' and 'neediness.' The -less suffix is a great example of how English forms opposites: countless, endless, relentless, useless.

noun The state or characteristic of being needless. countable

The needlessness of the additional paperwork frustrated the employees.

(名词) 不必要；多余

不必要的额外文书工作让员工感到沮丧。

(sustantivo) El estado o cualidad de ser innecesario.

Lo innecesario del papeleo adicional frustró a los empleados.

(nom) inutilité; superfluité; futilité [Caractère de ce qui est inutile ou superflu.]

Le caractère superflu des formalités administratives supplémentaires a frustré les employés.

(Substantiv) Überflüssigkeit [Der Zustand, unnötig oder überflüssig zu sein; das Fehlen einer Notwendigkeit.]

Die **needlessness** der zusätzlichen Formulare frustrierte die Mitarbeiter.

(名詞) 不要である状態または性質。

追加の書類の不必要さに従業員たちは苛立った。

(substantivo) desnecessidade; inutilidade; supérfluo [O estado ou característica de ser desnecessário.]

O fato de a papelada adicional ser desnecessária frustrou os funcionários.

Synonyms: unnecessariness superfluousness redundancy excess Antonyms: necessity needfulness essentiality requirement
Word parts: need + less + ness

Related words

needy neediness needlessly loosen

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