Need-not
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Need-not is a noun meaning (obsolete) Something that is not needed or is excessive.
Meaning
(obsolete) Something that is not needed or is excessive.
Example Sentences
They implanted desires for need-nots and luxuries, and unscrupulously inflamed them.
Such abundance must be laid out on superfluous recreations, buildings, ornaments, furniture, equipage, attendants, entertainments, visitations, braveries, and a world of need-nots […]
Word Forms
- need-nots
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonnecessity, nonrequirement, nonessentiality, nonessential, unessentials, inessential.
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