needlessness

needlessness
noun see needless

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • needlessness — need·less·ness || nɪːdlɪsnɪs n. lack of need; superfluousness, state of being excessive; condition of being unnecessary …   English contemporary dictionary

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