1. Noun
The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.
2. Noun
the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
3. Noun
a state of extreme poverty
Vocabulary classified under Economics
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