necessitousness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nəˈsɛsətəsnəs/ UK /nɪˈsɛsɪtəsnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the condition of being needy or destitute Their necessitousness was plain in the bare shelves of the pantry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the condition of being... destitutionindigencepovertypenurywantneediness ↔ Opposites affluencewealthprosperity Word family Related forms necessitousnecessitynecessitate Etymology AI details From necessitous (from necessity, from Latin necessitas, 'need', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. necessitas Latin necesse Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # necessitousness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nəˈsɛsətəsnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /nɪˈsɛsɪtəsnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the condition of being needy or destitute ## Examples - Their necessitousness was plain in the bare shelves of the pantry. ## Synonyms - destitution - indigence - poverty - penury - want - neediness ## Antonyms - affluence - wealth - prosperity ## Related Forms - necessitous - necessity - necessitate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: necessitas - Root: necesse ## Etymology From necessitous (from necessity, from Latin necessitas, 'need', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Necessitousness comes from necessitous (from necessity, from Latin necessitas, 'need', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. The etymological trail includes Latin necessitas, Latin necesse. The same word family includes necessitous, necessity, necessitate. Its current noun use means "the condition of being needy or destitute". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown