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neediness

[nee-dee-nis]

noun

a condition of want or need; poverty; indigence.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English nedynes. See needy, -ness

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neediness (ˈniːdɪnɪs)

—n
	the state of being needy; poverty

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