English noun: neediness | |||
1. | neediness (state) a state of extreme poverty | ||
Synonyms | deprivation, privation, want | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | ||
2. | neediness (attribute) the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | ||
Samples | He recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||