Search results
- DictionaryNe·ces·si·ty/nəˈsesədē/
noun
- 1. the fact of being required or indispensable: "the necessity of providing parental guidance should be apparent"
- 2. an indispensable thing: "a good book is a necessity when traveling"
1. : the quality or state of being necessary. He questioned the necessity for the change. 2. a. : pressure of circumstance. The plane was compelled by necessity to change its course. b. : physical or moral compulsion.
an imperative requirement or need for something: the necessity for a quick decision. Synonyms: demand. the state or fact of being necessary or inevitable: to face the necessity of testifying in court. an unavoidable need or compulsion to do something: not by choice but by necessity.
Synonyms for NECESSITY: requirement, must, necessary, need, essential, requisite, demand, needful; Antonyms of NECESSITY: surplus, luxury, comfort, extra, extravagance, indulgence, nonnecessity, nonessential.
NECESSITY definition: 1. the need for something: 2. something that you need, especially in order to live: 3. the need…. Learn more.
A necessity is something that you must have in order to complete a task. When used in the plural, necessities are items required for a situation but nothing extra. You probably only bring the bare necessities to a sleepover — pajamas and a toothbrush.
1. something necessary or indispensable. food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 2. the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability. the necessity of adequate housing. 3. an imperative requirement or need for something. the necessity for a quick decision.
NECESSITY meaning: 1. the need for something: 2. something that you need, especially in order to live: 3. the need…. Learn more.
1. something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 2. the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. 3. an imperative requirement or need for something: a necessity for a quick decision.
necessity is the mother of invention. (saying) a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it. Definition of necessity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Necessity Definition. Anything that is inevitable, unavoidable, etc. as a result of natural law; that which is necessary in natural sequence. The power of natural law that cannot be other than it is; natural causation; physical compulsion placed on man by nature; fate.
