Needless vs Needful - What's the difference?
needless | needful |
Not needed; unnecessary.
Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensible.
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As adjectives the difference between needless and needful
is that needless is not needed; unnecessary while needful is needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensible.As a noun needful is
anything necessary or requisite.needless
English
Alternative forms
* needles (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.
Derived terms
* needless to sayAnagrams
*needful
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- So I went to keep house with him at the Why Not? and my aunt sent down my bag of clothes, and would have made over to Elzevir the pittance that my father left for my keep, but he said it was not needful , and he would have none of it.