needy

Signification (Anglais)

1. In need; poor.
2. Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
3. Needful; necessary.

Concepts

nécessiteux

indigent

pauvre

vide

dans le besoin

nécessiteuse

dépendant

miséreux

appauvri

paupérisé

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈniːdi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English nedy, nedi (“necessitous”), from Old English nēdiġ, *nīediġ ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (“obligation”)), from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (“of need, forced, compelled”), equivalent to need + -y. Cognate with Scots nedy, neidy (“needy, necessitous, impoverished”), Saterland Frisian niedich (“miserable, poor, wretched, needy”), Saterland Frisian nöödich (“necessary, needful”), West Frisian nedich (“needful, needed”), Dutch nodig (“necessary”), Middle Low German nōdich (“necessary, urgent, by requirement”), German nötig (“necessary, needful”), Danish nødig (“necessary”), Swedish nödig (“necessary”), Icelandic nauðugur (“constrained”).