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un·nec·es·sar·y

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–adjective

1.	not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.

–noun

2.	unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential.

[Origin: 1540–50; un-¹ + necessary

]

—Related forms

un·nec·es·sar·i·ly

Audio Help [uhn-nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -nes-uh-ser-] Pronunciation Key, adverb

un·nec·es·sar·i·ness, noun

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un·nec·es·sar·y Audio Help (ŭn-něs'ĭ-sěr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. Not necessary; needless.

un·nec'es·sar'i·ly (-sâr'ə-lē) adv.

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unnecessary

1548, from un- (1) "not" + necessary.

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unnecessary
adjective
not necessary [ant: necessary]

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unnecessary1 [anˈnesəsəri] adjective

not necessary
Example: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.

Arabic:	غَيْر ضَروري
Chinese (Simplified):	不必要的
Chinese (Traditional):	不必要的
Czech:	zbytečný
Danish:	unødvendig
Dutch:	onnodig
Estonian:	mittevajalik
Finnish:	tarpeeton
French:	inutile
German:	unnötig
Greek:	ανώφελος, μη αναγκαίος
Hungarian:	nem szükséges
Icelandic:	ónauðsynlegur

Italian:	inutile
Japanese:	不必要な
Latvian:	nevajadzīgs
Lithuanian:	nereikalingas
Norwegian:	unødvendig
Polish:	zbyteczny
Portuguese (Portugal):	desnecessário
Russian:	ненужный
Slovak:	zbytočný
Slovenian:	nepotreben
Spanish:	innecesario
Swedish:	inte nödvändig, obehövlig
Turkish:	gereksiz

unnecessary2 [anˈnesəsəri] adjective

that might have been avoided
Example: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.

Arabic:	مُمكِن تَجَنُّبه
Chinese (Simplified):	多余的
Chinese (Traditional):	多余的
Czech:	nadbytečný
Danish:	unødvendig
Dutch:	onnodig
Estonian:	tarbetu
Finnish:	tarpeeton
French:	inutile
German:	unnötig
Greek:	άσκοπος, που θα μπορούσε να είχε αποφευχθεί
Hungarian:	fölösleges
Icelandic:	óþarfur

Italian:	inutile
Japanese:	余計な
Latvian:	lieks
Lithuanian:	bereikalingas
Norwegian:	unødvendig, overflødig
Polish:	niepotrzebny, zbędny
Portuguese (Portugal):	desnecessário
Russian:	излишний
Slovak:	nadbytočný
Slovenian:	nepotreben
Spanish:	innecesario, inútil
Swedish:	onödig
Turkish:	gereksiz