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necesidad.

need

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/neθesiˈdad/[ne.θe.siˈð̞að̞]/nesesiˈdad/[ne.se.siˈð̞að̞]

  1. need

    feminine

  2. necessity

    feminine

  3. neediness, state of being in need

    feminine

  4. neediness (emotional)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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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