Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: need-ful-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being needful or necessary; necessity.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English nedfulnes; equivalent to needful + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: nedfulnes
Suffix: needful

Usage

Inflected Forms

needfulnesses (plural)

Questions

What does needfulness mean?: The property of being needful or necessary; necessity.
Where does needfulness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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