needless

Meanings

• adjective

  Unnecessary; not required or essential.

  - "The extra features on this gadget are needless."
  - "It is needless to argue about trivial matters."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈniːdləs/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

needful

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with needless
resembles , apples , mables , tables

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Homophones

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1. needle (English) : A slender, usually cylindrical or conical piece of metal or other material used to penetrate various substances, especially fabric.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of needless that leads to same result
needless , needless to say , needlessly , needlessness , needlessnesses

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Forms

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needlessly, needlessness

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'without a leader' or 'without a head'. Later came to mean 'without necessity' or 'unnecessary'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'needless' is derived from the Old English word 'nēdles', meaning 'headless'.

2. The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using the letters in the word 'needless' is 'uncopyrightable'.

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Related Concepts

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1. unnecessary: Related concept that shares the same meaning as 'needless'. It refers to something that is not required or essential.

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Culture

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In literature, 'needless' has been used to describe unnecessary actions, words, or objects. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth regrets her 'needless' actions in inciting her husband to commit murder.

How to Memorize "needless"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a situation where something is unnecessary. Imagine yourself in a store, and you see an item that is needless. Describe the item, the store, and the situation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'needless' with the word 'waste'. When you encounter the word 'needless', think of the word 'waste' and remember that something unnecessary is being discussed.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Nice, Needless, Ignore' to remember the meaning of 'needless'. N for 'unnecessary', I for 'ignorable', and C for 'can be ignored'.

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