What does needy mean?
Definitions for needy
ˈni dineedy
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word needy.
Princeton's WordNet
needy(adj)
needy people collectively
"they try to help the needy"
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken(adj)
poor enough to need help from others
needy(adj)
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
Wiktionary
needy(Adjective)
In need, poor.
Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer.
Etymology: From nedy, equivalent to . Compare nodig, nötig, nödig.
needy(Adjective)
Desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence
"It's emotionally exhausting to be around her because she's so needy."
Etymology: From nedy, equivalent to . Compare nodig, nötig, nödig.
Webster Dictionary
Needy
distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous
Needy
necessary; requiste
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of needy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of needy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of needy in a Sentence
Do good to all and sundry. That is to say, act virtuously and kindly towards everyone. Most especially towards meeting the needs of the needy, the helpless, the poor or the less privileged persons around you and even those afar-off. I mean, be obliging (be willing to help someone else or others). For, kindness or generosity pays off eventually, no matter how small it seems. ~Emeasoba George
There is so much low-hanging fruit to catch in this country when it comes to welfare fraud, and sadly, every day that goes by without reform allows for abuse and steals resources from the truly needy.
A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.
Salvation Army Maj. Gary Sturdivant:
The saddest part is if the guy was that needy, he could have just come down to our center.
You may not be able to give out all your resources/riches/fortune to the needy/helpless. But, you can give out some part of it/them just to advance the cause of the needy/helpless.
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- محتاجArabic
- trængendeDanish
- bedürftig, BedürftigeGerman
- pobre, necesitadoSpanish
- فقیر, نیازمندPersian
- vähävarainen, köyhä, puutteenalainenFinnish
- nécessiteux, dans le besoin, nécessiteuseFrench
- díothachIrish
- uireasbhachScottish Gaelic
- נִזקָקHebrew
- 貧しいJapanese
- ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವವರುKannada
- 아주 가난한Korean
- egenumLatin
- carentePortuguese
- нуждающийсяRussian
- தேவைப்படுபவர்களுக்குTamil
- fakir, muhtaç, yoksulTurkish
- 贫穷Chinese
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