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need ​
needed ​
need for a drink ​
need for food ​
need for liquid ​
needful ​
needfulness ​
neediness ​
needing careful handling ​
needing finishing ​
needing help ​
needing smoothing ​
needle ​
needle (pine tree) ​
needle-like ​
needlelike marking device ​
needlelikeness ​
needle on a dial ​
needlepoint ​
needle-pusher ​
needles ​
needle's eye ​
needle-shaped ​
needless ​
needlessness ​
needle to interweave yarn ​
needlework ​
needleworker ​
needling ​
needs ​
need to defecate ​
need to have ​
needy ​
neel ​
Neel ​
Neel (Ramayan character) ​
neelambar ​
neelgai ​
Neelgreev ​
neel kamal ​
neelkanth ​
Neelkanth ​
neel kantha ​
neem ​
neem berry ​
neem tree ​
neep (yellow turnip) ​
neera ​
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Synonyms

English

 need ​n ​

Conjugation

needs.

Definition

the condition or situation in something is required or wanted.

Synonyms

desideratum, interest, necessity, need, need to have, requirement, requisite, shortage, stint, want.

Similar Concepts

prerequisiteness, demand, desire, importance, insufficiency, purpose, shortage, unavailability, vacancy, withoutness, yearning.

Opposite Concepts

act of supplying, extraness, it is enough, lack of desire, redundance.

Hindi

 आवश्यकता ​सं ​

Conjugation

आवश्यकताएँ, आवश्यकताओँ, आवश्यकताओं.

Definition

किसी वस्तु की कमी या चाहत.

Synonyms

अपेक्षणीयता, अपेक्षा, अपेक्षितता, आकांक्षा, आकांक्षितता, आवश्यकता, इच्छितता, कमी, क्षुधा, ग़रज़, चाह, चाहत, ज़रूरत, तक़ाजा, नियाज़, नीयत, माँग, वांछनीयता, वांछितता, विधेयता, हाजत.

Similar Concepts

अत्यावश्यकता, अपर्याप्तता, अलभ्यता, अल्पलभ्यता, इच्छा, पदरिक्ति, मनोरथ, महत्व, माँग, रहितता, लालसा.

Opposite Concepts

अतिरिक्तता, अनिच्छा, आपूर्ति कर्म, इत्यलं, उपयोगातिरिक्तता.

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