Unnecessariness vs Unnecessary - What's the difference?
unnecessariness | unnecessary | Derived terms |
The state or characteristic of being unnecessary.
* 1808 , Works of Joseph Hall, D.D , Vol. 9, edited by Josiah Pratt, London,
* 1913 , Arnold Bennett, The Human Machine? ,
* 2007 , Karen von Hahn, "
Not needed or necessary.
* {{quote-news
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Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
Unnecessary is a derived term of unnecessariness.
As a noun unnecessariness
is the state or characteristic of being unnecessary.As an adjective unnecessary is
not needed or necessary.unnecessariness
English
Noun
(-)p. 9:
- The unavoidableness of which effects hath carried some of their Casuists into an opinion, of the unnecessariness of devotion in these holy businesses: so as one says . . . "Though it be convenient, that the Communicant should have actual devotion; yet, it is not necessary."
p. 73:
- A disciplined brain will at once show the unnecessariness of most ambitions, and will ensure that the remainder shall be conducted with reason.
Unnecessary Accessories of the Rich and Famous," Globe and Mail , 15 June (retrieved 30 Aug. 2009):
- In the sad case of Paris Hilton, whose sheer unnecessariness epitomizes her career, her unnecessary accessory of choice is an SUV.
Synonyms
* gratuitousness, needlessnessAntonyms
* necessariness * necessityunnecessary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary .
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