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Necessity

nɪˈsɛsɪti

Necessity definitions
noun
necessities necessity
  1. the state or fact of being required

    "the necessity of providing parental guidance"

    essential requirement prerequisite indispensable thing/item essential requisite necessary fundamental basic
    • the state of being unavoidable

      "the necessity of growing old"

    • a situation enforcing a certain course of action

      "political necessity induced him to consider it"

  2. an indispensable thing

    "a good book is a necessity when travelling"

    essential requirement prerequisite indispensable thing/item essential requisite necessary fundamental basic
  3. the principle according to which something must be so, by virtue either of logic or of natural law
    • a condition that cannot be otherwise, or a statement asserting this