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English to English noun
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a state of extreme poverty |  | source: wordnet30
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the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | | Example: he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it
source: wordnet30
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The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence. | | source: webster1913
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