Dictionary

unneeded en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English needed English unneeded From un- + needed.

Meanings

1. Not needed.
   • The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas is one of only a handful of sites around the world that conduct medical research on great apes. Scientists say their research is conducted humanely, but many animal rights groups say testing on chimps is unneeded and unethical. 2011 June 2, “The Science And Ethics Of Research On Chimps”, in NPR, retrieved 12 Nov 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

unneededness · unneededly

Synonyms

superfluous

Translations (25)

tr lüzumsuz (not needed, not) · nl onnodig (not needed, not) · tr gereksiz (not needed, not) · ja 不必要な (not needed, not) · be непатрэ́бны (not needed, not) · ru нену́жный (not needed, not) · tr istenmeyen (not needed, not) · cmn 不需要 (not needed, not) · nl overbodig (not needed, not) · ta தேவையற்றது (not needed, not) · fi tarpeeton (not needed, not) · pl niepotrzebny (not needed, not) · bg нену́жен (not needed, not) · ko 불필요한 (not needed, not) · tr kullanılmayan (not needed, not) · no unødvendig (not needed, not) · es innecesario (not needed, not) · uk непотрі́бний (not needed, not) · sk nepotrebný (not needed, not) · cs nepotřebný (not needed, not) · de unnötig (not needed, not) · mk непотребен (not needed, not) · hi अनावश्यक (not needed, not) · sv onödig (not needed, not) · fr inutile (not needed, not)