needy
English
/ˈniːdi/
adj
Definitions
- in In need; poor.
- Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
- (archaic) Needful; necessary.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nedy inherited from Old English nēdiġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (forced, compelled, of need) suf 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
- needful English
- needihood English
- needily English
- neediness English
- needless English
- needling English
- needly English
- needment English
- needn't English
- neednae English
- needs English
- needsome English
- needways English
- needwise English
- needworthy English
- needyhood English
- preneed English
- unneedy English
- Not German
- nötig German
- unnötig German
- broodnodig Dutch, Flemish
- nodig Dutch, Flemish
- nodigen Dutch, Flemish
- nood Dutch, Flemish
- onnodig Dutch, Flemish
- *naudigaz Proto-Germanic
- bajsnödig Swedish
- kissnödig Swedish
- nöd Swedish
- nödig Swedish
- onödig Swedish
- nēdiġ Old English
- nedy Middle English
- need Middle English
- nœtic Middle High German
- néideg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- nidim Tok Pisin
- nedich Hunsrik
- nodwennich Hunsrik