needy

Etymology
From, , from , "of need, obligated, compelled"; found in the derivative, from , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) In need; poor.
 * 2) Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
 * 3)  Needful; necessary.
 * 1) Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
 * 2)  Needful; necessary.
 * 1)  Needful; necessary.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Antonyms

 * confident, self-sufficient

Translations

 * Arabic: مِسْكِين
 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian:, нуждаещ се
 * Catalan: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish:, vähävarainen,
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: გაჭირვებული, საჭიროების მქონე
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: χρεῖος, δεόμενος
 * Irish: díothach
 * Italian:, ,
 * Latin: egens, inops
 * Maori: takaonge
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: trengende
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:, biedujący
 * Portuguese:, carenciado
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Sanskrit: ध्रिगु
 * Scottish Gaelic: uireasbhach
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: нужде́нний


 * Portuguese: