Needy vs Necessary - What's the difference?
needy | necessary |
In need, poor.
* 29 February 2012 , Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumes [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948]
Desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence
needed, required
* Shakespeare
* Tillotson
Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.
* Shakespeare
Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.
(archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo
As adjectives the difference between needy and necessary
is that needy is in need, poor while necessary is needed, required.As a noun necessary is
bathroom, toilet, loo.needy
English
Adjective
(er)- Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer.
- Such monitoring has often been a sticking point in the past, amid fears that food aid might be diverted to the Northern elite - or its military - rather than the needy.
- "It's emotionally exhausting to be around her because she's so needy ."
Antonyms
* ("desiring constant affirmation): confidentSynonyms
* ("in need"): See alsoDerived terms
* needinessnecessary
English
(wikipedia necessary)Adjective
(en adjective)- 'Tis necessary he should die.
- A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.
- Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.
- Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.