Definitions for needless
ˈnid lɪsneed·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gratuitous, needless, uncalled-foradjective

   unnecessary and unwarranted

   "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"

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1. needlessadjective

   Not needed.

   This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Needlessadjective

   Etymology: from need.

   1. Unnecessary; not requisite.

   Their exception against easiness, as if that did nourish ignorance, proceedeth altogether of a needless jealousy. Hook.

   This sudden stab of rancour I misdoubt;
   Pray God, I say, I prove a needless coward. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   Would not these be great and needless abatements of their happiness, if it were confined within the compass of this life only? Francis Atterbury.

   2. Not wanting; out of use.

   For his weeping in the needless stream,
   Poor dear, quoth he, thou mak’st a testament,
   As worldings do, giving thy sum of more
   To that which had too much. William Shakespeare, As you Like it.

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1. Needless

   Needless (stylized as NEEDLESS) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kami Imai. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from October 2003 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired from July to December 2009. The anime was licensed for English release in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

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1. needless

   Needless refers to something that is unnecessary or not required. It typically denotes something excessive or superfluous which can be avoided or omitted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Needlessadjective

   having no need

2. Needlessadjective

   not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses

3. Needlessadjective

   without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless

Anagrams for needless »

1. lessened

2. seldseen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of needless in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of needless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of needless in a Sentence

1. Nancy Pelosi:

   CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The president must sign these bills to re-open government immediately and stop holding the American people hostage with this senseless shutdown. Each day he prolongs this needless crisis, Coast Guardsmen, FBI agents, border patrol officers, TSA agents, and hundreds of thousands more workers are forced to live without knowing how they can feed their families or pay their bills.

2. Tiffani Lee:

   She told me she was on her way to the store. I think I interrupted her but needless to say I think she needed help.

3. Boris Johnson:

   Brexit should be about opportunity and hope, that dream is dying, suffocated by needless self-doubt.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   While our campaign has won the ideological debate, we are losing the debate over electability. I can not tell you how many people our campaign has spoke to and said, and I quote,' I like what your campaign stands for, I agree with what your campaign stands for, but I'm going to vote for Joe Biden because I think Joe Biden is the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump,' we have heard that statement all over this country. Needless to say, I strongly disagree with that assertion, but that is what millions of Democrats and independents today believe.

5. Joe Biden:

   No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana, it’s legal in many states, and criminal records for marijuana possession have led to needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities. And that’s before you address the racial disparities around who suffers the consequences. While white and Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people are arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionate rates.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=needless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Needless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=needless
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needless
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless