Definitions for Unnecessary
ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr iun·nec·es·sa·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. unnecessary, unneededadjective

   not necessary

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unnecessaryadjective

   Not needed or necessary.

   The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.

2. unnecessaryadjective

   Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

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

1. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unnecessary

   un-nes′e-sa-ri, adj. not necessary: useless: needless.—adv. Unnec′essarily, without necessity.—n. Unnec′essariness.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Unnecessary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4738

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Unnecessary' in Adjectives Frequency: #644

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unnecessary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unnecessary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Unnecessary in a Sentence

1. Lisa Shannon:

   The largest obstacle I see is to fight the apathy, when youre asking for global systems change and genuine commitments, even people who are pro-womens rights will question whether or not its needed, will say its unnecessary and this is something the tobacco and land mines and disabilities treaties faced.

2. Abraham Bonowitz:

   It’s always good news when executions are put on hold, but if the conversation is only about how we kill our prisoners, rather than if the state should have this power, something is very, very wrong, all of this is unnecessary and a costly waste of taxpayer dollars that could be better supporting the needs of all victims of violent crime.

3. Lindsay Hecox:

   Supporters of this bill are attempting to fix a problem that was never there. It specifically targets people like me and all transgender female athletes and denies us the opportunity to compete in sports, it's unfair, unnecessary and discriminatory, and it ignores the commitment we've made to rigorous training and the importance of athletic competition to our lives.

4. Samantha Heller:

   Most people have no idea how much unnecessary sugar they are eating or from whence it comes, while sugar is a perfectly fine ingredient in many recipes, we are consuming far too much of it and in high amounts in foods that have little or no nutritional value. With the new label consumers will be able to identify the foods that perhaps they should be eating less of.

5. Yaakov Menken:

   Repeatedly accusing the Jewish state of Israel of ‘genocide,' ‘apartheid,' and other fictitious crimes while praising China, a country that is putting Muslims in internment camps, indicates an irrational hatred of Jews and not a concern for human rights, with regards to Jews, diversity heads seem to share much in common with grand wizards of the Ku Klux Klan, and it is clear that the entire field needs to be reevaluated before more Jewish students are placed at unnecessary risk.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unnecessary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unnecessary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unnecessary
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unnecessary
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Unnecessary
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Unnecessary