Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) need
  2. (feminine) necessity
  3. (feminine) neediness, state of being in need
  4. (feminine) neediness (emotional)

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
ne‧ce‧si‧dad
Pronounced as (IPA)
/neθesiˈdad/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish necessidad, borrowed from Latin necessitātem. According to Coromines and Pascual, attested since the 13th century, in Gonzalo de Berceo.

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