What does UNNECESSARY mean?
Definitions for UNNECESSARY
ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr iun·nec·es·sa·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
unnecessary, unneededadjective
not necessary
Wiktionary
unnecessaryadjective
Not needed or necessary.
The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.
unnecessaryadjective
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unnecessaryadjective
Needless; not wanted; useless.
The doing of things unnecessary, is many times the cause why the most necessary are not done. Richard Hooker, b. v.
Thou whoreson zed; thou unnecessary letter. William Shakespeare.
Let brave spirits, fitted for command by sea or land, not be laid by, as persons unnecessary for the time. Francis Bacon.
Lay that unnecessary fear aside;
Mine be the care new people to provide. Dryden.Unnecessary coinage, as well as unnecessary revival of words, runs into affectation; a fault to be avoided on either hand. Dryden.
They did not only shun persecution, but affirmed, that it was unnecessary for their followers to bear their religion through such fiery trials. Addison.
The reader can easily discover how the plot will be unravelled at last; but the unnecessary intricacies in unravelling it, still remain to be accounted for. Shakesp. Illustrated.
Wikipedia
unnecessary
A need is dissatisfaction at a point of time and in a given context. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a dysfunction or death. In other words, a need is something required for a safe, stable and healthy life (e.g. air, water, food, land, shelter) while a want is a desire, wish or aspiration. When needs or wants are backed by purchasing power, they have the potential to become economic demands. Basic needs such as air, water, food and protection from environmental dangers are necessary for an organism to live. In addition to basic needs, humans also have needs of a social or societal nature such as the human need to socialise or belong to a family unit or group. Needs can be objective and physical, such as the need for food, or psychical and subjective, such as the need for self-esteem. The concept of "unmet need" arises in relation to needs in a social context which are not being fulfilled.Needs and wants are a matter of interest in, and form a common substrate for, the fields of philosophy, biology, psychology, social science, economics, marketing and politics.
ChatGPT
unnecessary
Unnecessary refers to something that is not needed, required, or essential. It indicates that the presence or absence of that thing does not impact the primary outcome. It could also suggest excessiveness or unwarranted circumstances. Unnecessary might imply redundancy or a lack of efficiency, or it can refer to something avoidable that brings no added value or benefit to a particular situation or process.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unnecessary
un-nes′e-sa-ri, adj. not necessary: useless: needless.—adv. Unnec′essarily, without necessity.—n. Unnec′essariness.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'UNNECESSARY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4738
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'UNNECESSARY' in Adjectives Frequency: #644
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of UNNECESSARY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of UNNECESSARY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of UNNECESSARY in a Sentence
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi:
Senator Corker's legislation undermines these international negotiations and represents in unnecessary hurdle to achieving a strong, final agreement, in the weeks ahead, we must give this diplomatic framework room to succeed so that we can judge a June 30th agreement on its merits.
Players consider it unnecessary and provocative. This lockout won't pressure or intimate players into a deal that they don't believe is fair.
It doesn't feel like the government shutdown fight, something that was kind of colossally stupid and public and unnecessary, it feels like the debate over creating the Benghazi Select Committee.
There is the economic burden, which is very challenging in a country like India, but also it leads to unnecessary procedures and unnecessary investigations.
Prior to the pandemic, my parents wanted me to choose a school based on fit, rather than affordability while they still say that, I don't want to put my family in unnecessary debt.
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- غير ضروريArabic
- innecessariCatalan, Valencian
- nepotřebnýCzech
- unødvendigDanish
- unnötig, nicht notwendigGerman
- περιττόςGreek
- nenecesaEsperanto
- innecesarioSpanish
- liigneEstonian
- tarpeeton, turhaFinnish
- inutileFrench
- szükségtelenHungarian
- ավելորդ, անպետքArmenian
- inutileItalian
- 不必要Japanese
- 불필요한Korean
- superforāneusLatin
- onnodigDutch
- unødvendigNorwegian
- zbędny, niepotrzebnyPolish
- desnecessárioPortuguese
- nenecesar, netrebuibil, inutilRomanian
- ненужныйRussian
- onödigSwedish
- lüzumsuz, gereksiz, boş yereTurkish
- ומנייטיקYiddish
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