needful
English
/ˈniːdfəl/
adj
Definitions
- Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensible.
- (archaic) Needy; in need.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English needeful inherited from Old English nēodful (earnest, necessary, zealous) affix from English need (desire, necessity, need).
Origin
English
need
Gloss
desire, necessity, need
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
欲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- need English
- needed English
- needer English
- needest English
- needeth English
- needfully English
- needfulness English
- needless English
- needling English
- needly English
- needment English
- needn't English
- neednae English
- needs English
- needsome English
- needways English
- needwise English
- needworthy English
- needy English
- preneed English
- unneedful English
- unneedfully English
- unneedfulness English
- nēodful Old English
- need Middle English
- needeful Middle English
- nidim Tok Pisin