neediness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: neediness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for neediness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
neediness n a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness] the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neediness \Need"i*ness\, n. The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.