English Explanatory Dictionary

needful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
  2. Needy; in need.
noun
  1. Anything necessary or requisite.
  2. Ready money; wherewithal.

Pronunciation

/ˈniːdfl̩/ En-au-needful.ogg

Word forms

needful more needful most needful nedefull needfull needfuls

Etymology

From Middle English needeful, nedeful, from Old English nēodful (“necessary; earnest; zealous”). Equivalent to need + -ful. Cognate with Dutch noodvol, German notvoll.

Antonyms

needless

Derived words

needfully needfulness unneedful do the needful
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