'Neediness' definitions:

Definition of 'neediness'

noun

A state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want, deprivation, neediness]

noun

The quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree; "he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it"

From: GCIDE

Neediness \Need"i*ness\ (n[=e]d"[i^]*n[e^]s), n. The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence. [1913 Webster]