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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinutile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: inutil
"L'explication longue était inutile et n'a fait que confondre le public."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not necessary; superfluous.
"The lengthy explanation was needless and only confused the audience." - 2
Causing unnecessary trouble or difficulty.
"His needless complaints only added to the stress of the situation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'needless' originates from the Old English 'nēad', meaning 'necessity' or 'need', combined with the suffix '-less', which denotes absence. The term has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning of lacking necessity since the 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Needless" is said worldwide
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inutile
Transliteration: inutil
"L'explication longue était inutile et n'a fait que confondre le public."
überflüssig
Transliteration: ueberfluessig
"Die lange Erklärung war überflüssig und verwirrte nur das Publikum."
inutile
Transliteration: inutile
"La spiegazione lunga era inutile e ha solo confuso il pubblico."
innecesario
Transliteration: innecesario
"La larga explicación fue innecesaria y solo confundió a la audiencia."
desnecessário
Transliteration: desnecessário
"A longa explicação foi desnecessária e apenas confundiu o público."
अनावश्यक
Transliteration: anavashyak
"लंबा स्पष्टीकरण अनावश्यक था और केवल दर्शकों को भ्रमित किया।"
不必要的
Transliteration: bù bì yào de
"冗长的解释是不必要的，只会让观众感到困惑。"
불필요한
Transliteration: bulpil-yohan
"긴 설명은 불필요했으며 청중을 혼란스럽게 했습니다."
不要な
Transliteration: fuyōna
"長い説明は不要で、聴衆を混乱させるだけでした。"
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