needy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nedy, nedi (“necessitous”), from Old English nēdiġ, *nīediġ ("of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative nīediġnes (“obligation”)), from Proto-Germanic *naudigaz (“of need, forced, compelled”), equivalent to need +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots nedy, neidy (“needy, necessitous, impoverished”), Saterland Frisian niedich (“miserable, poor, wretched, needy”), Saterland Frisian nöödich (“necessary, needful”), West Frisian nedich (“needful, needed”), Dutch nodig (“necessary”), Middle Low German nōdich (“necessary, urgent, by requirement”), German nötig (“necessary, needful”), Danish nødig (“necessary”), Swedish nödig (“necessary”), Icelandic nauðugur (“constrained”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːdi/ Rhymes: -iːdi === Adjective === needy (comparative needier, superlative neediest) In need; poor. Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence. (archaic) Needful; necessary. ==== Synonyms ==== (in need): See also Thesaurus:impoverished ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “desiring constant affirmation”): confident, self-sufficient ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Edney