Synonyms: neediness
Definition: the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
Usage: he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it
Similar words: quality
Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare
Synonyms: privation, neediness, deprivation, want
Definition: a state of extreme poverty
Similar words: poverty, poorness, impoverishment
Definition: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions