Weeping into the needless stream. --Shak.
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2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless
labor; needless expenses.
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3. Without sufficient cause; groundless; causeless. ``Needless jealousy.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Need"less*ly}, adv. -- {Need"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
needlessness — index redundancy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
needlessness — noun see needless … New Collegiate Dictionary
needlessness — See needlessly. * * * … Universalium
needlessness — noun The state or characteristic of being needless. Syn: gratuitousness, unnecessariness … Wiktionary
needlessness — need·less·ness || nɪËdlɪsnɪs n. lack of need; superfluousness, state of being excessive; condition of being unnecessary … English contemporary dictionary
needlessness — need·less·ness … English syllables
needlessness — noun see needless … Useful english dictionary
extend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French estendre, from Latin extendere, from ex + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to spread or stretch forth ; unbend < extended both her arms… … New Collegiate Dictionary
needless — adjective Date: 14th century not needed ; unnecessary < needless waste > • needlessly adverb • needlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pacifism — Pacifist redirects here. For other uses, see Pacifist (disambiguation). Dovish redirects here. For the economic term, see Dovish (inflation). A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism. Pacifism is the opposition to war and violence.… … Wikipedia
