Definitions for unnecessary
ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr iun·nec·es·sary

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. unnecessary, unneeded(adj)

   not necessary

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unnecessary(Adjective)

   Not needed or necessary.

   The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.

2. unnecessary(Adjective)

   Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce unnecessary?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Russ Farnsworth:

   It was just an unnecessary hassle, I guess.

2. Melissa Labant:

   It's extraordinarily complex and unnecessary.

3. Kevin Downing:

   It was hostile and it was totally unnecessary.

4. Wilhelm von Humboldt:

   The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.

5. Thomas Hobbes:

   Unnecessary laws are not good laws, but traps for money.

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