needless

English

Alternative forms

needles (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English needlees, nedelees, nedeles, equivalent to need +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniːdləs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːdləs
Hyphenation: need‧less

Adjective

needless (comparative more needless, superlative most needless)

Not needed; unnecessary.
Antonym: needful

This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.

Derived terms

needless to say

Translations

not needed

Bulgarian: ненужен (bg) (nenužen), непотребен (bg) (nepotreben)
Catalan: innecessari
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不必要的 (zh) (bùbìyào de)
Dutch: nodeloos (nl)
Esperanto: senbezona
Finnish: tarpeeton (fi)
French: superflu (fr), inutile (fr)
German: unnötig (de), überflüssig (de)
Italian: superfluo (it), inutile (it)
Japanese: 不必要な (ふひつような, fuhitsuyō na)
Maori: papakore
Plautdietsch: onneedich
Polish: niepotrzebny (pl), zbyteczny (pl) m
Portuguese: desnecessário (pt)
Russian: нену́жный (ru) (nenúžnyj), изли́шний (ru) (izlíšnij)
Scottish Gaelic: gun fheum
Spanish: inútil (es)
Turkish: gereksiz (tr), lüzumsuz (tr), boşuna (tr)

Adverb

needless (comparative more needless, superlative most needless)

(archaic) Needlessly, without cause.

Anagrams

lessened, seldseen

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