What does needless mean?
Definitions for needless
ˈnid lɪsneed·less
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word needless.
Princeton's WordNet
gratuitous, needless, uncalled-foradjective
unnecessary and unwarranted
"a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
Wiktionary
needlessadjective
Not needed.
This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Needlessadjective
Etymology: from need.
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.
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.
Wikipedia
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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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 Dictionary
Needlessadjective
having no need
Needlessadjective
not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses
Needlessadjective
without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless
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Anagrams for needless »
lessened
seldseen
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of needless in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of needless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of needless in a Sentence
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.
The civil suit focuses on holding accountable the individuals who planned and participated in the reckless hazing activities which caused Tim's death, we expect this federal lawsuit to result in a trial to determine the shared responsibility of all those who contributed to the needless and senseless tragedy. We look to the civil justice system to obtain a full measure of accountability.
Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.
I think with Alec Baldwin, I've known Alec Baldwin and worked with Alec Baldwin for so long, that needless to say I trust Alec Baldwin, and the audience connects to Alec Baldwin in that role.
If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines to :' Open America Again,' then we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks throughout the country, this will not only result in needless suffering and death, but would actually set us back on our quest to return to normal.
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- innecessariCatalan, Valencian
- The translation of "needless" to Czech is "zbytečný".Czech
- überflüssig, unnötigGerman
- senbezonaEsperanto
- inútilSpanish
- tarpeetonFinnish
- inutile, superfluFrench
- gun fheumScottish Gaelic
- 不必要なJapanese
- papakoreMāori
- nodeloosDutch
- niepotrzebny, zbytecznyPolish
- desnecessárioPortuguese
- ненужный, излишнийRussian
- gereksiz, lüzumsuz, boşunaTurkish
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