needless Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the leaf of a conifer
    acerate leaf; needle.
  2. noun a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
    needle.
  3. noun a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
    needle.
  4. noun a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record
    phonograph needle; needle.
  5. verb goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
    needle; goad.
    • He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
  6. verb prick with a needle
    needle.
  7. adjective satellite unnecessary and unwarranted
    uncalled-for; gratuitous.
    • a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life

WordNet

Nee"dless adjective
Definitions
  1. Having no need. Obs.
    Weeping into the needless stream. Shak.
  2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; as, needless labor; needless expenses.
  3. Without sufficient cause; groundless; cuseless. "Needless jealousy." Shak. -- Need"less*ly, adv. -- Need"less*ness, n.

Webster 1913