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- Dictionaryne·ces·si·ty/nəˈsesədē/
noun
- 1. the fact of being required or indispensable: "the necessity of providing parental guidance should be apparent" Similar
- 2. an indispensable thing: "a good book is a necessity when traveling" Similar
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: 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. did it, not because he wanted to, but by necessity. c. : impossibility of a contrary order or condition.
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. Sometimes a necessity is a thing you must know how to do.
1. uncountable noun. The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist. There is agreement on the necessity of reforms. [+ of] As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn. Most women, like men, work from economic necessity. Some people have to lead stressful lifestyles out of necessity.
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.
[uncountable] the fact that something must happen or be done; the need for something. necessity for something We recognize the necessity for a written agreement. necessity of (doing) something We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff.
something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. an imperative requirement or need for something: the necessity for a quick decision. Synonyms: demand.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun necessity mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun necessity, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
necessity. noun. /nəˈsɛsət̮i/. [uncountable] the fact that something must happen or be done; the need for something necessity (for something) We recognize the necessity for a written agreement. necessity (of something/of doing something) We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff. necessity (for somebody) to do something ...
NECESSITY meaning: 1 : something that you must have or do something that is necessary; 2 : the quality of being necessary usually + of or for.
