needlessness
The state or characteristic of being needless.
Noun
- The state or characteristic of being needless.
Synonyms: gratuitousness unnecessariness unnecessity
Origin
Etymology tree English needless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English needlessness From needless + -ness.