unnecessary

adj.
Not necessary; needless.

unnecessarily un·nec'es·sar'i·ly (-sâr'ə-lē) adv.

adjective

Not necessary: dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unneeded, unrequired. See necessary/unnecessary.

adj

Definition: not required
Antonyms: indispensable, necessary, needed, required

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IN BRIEF: Possible to do without.

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any. — Arthur Wellesley, (1769-1852)

Common misspelling(s) of unnecessary

• unecessary
• unnecesary
• unneccessary
• unneccesary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - unødvendig
n. pl. - unødvendige

Nederlands (Dutch)
onnodig, overbodig, (mv) onnodige dingen

Français (French)
adj. - inutile, déplacé
n. pl. - choses pas essentielles/pas nécessaires

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unnötig, überflüssig
n. pl. - unnötige, überflüssige Dinge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αχρείαστος, περιττός

Italiano (Italian)
inutile, non necessario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desnecessário

Русский (Russian)
ненужный, излишний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - innecesario, inútil, superfluo
n. pl. - inutilidades

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - onödig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不必要的, 无益的, 无用的, 非必须品, 不重要的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不必要的, 無益的, 無用的
n. pl. - 非必須品, 不重要的東西

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불필요한, 쓸데없는, 무용의
n. pl. - 불필요한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不必要な, 無益な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير ضروري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא נחוץ, מיותר‬
n. pl. - ‮ברבים: דברים מיותרים‬

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