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- Dictionarysi·ne qua non/ˌsinā ˌkwä ˈnōn/
noun
- 1. an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary: "grammar and usage are the sine qua non of language teaching and learning"
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Sine qua non is a Latin phrase that means "without which not" and refers to something absolutely indispensable or essential. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see synonyms and examples, and explore its word history and etymology.
Sine qua non is a Latin phrase meaning a necessary condition without which something is not possible. Learn how to use it in formal and business contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Sine qua non is a Latin phrase meaning a necessary condition without which something is not possible. Learn how to use it in formal and business contexts with examples from various sources.
Use the expression sine qua non as an impressive way of describing something that's essential. Chocolate chips are the sine qua non of chocolate chip cookies, for example, and wind is a sine qua non for flying a kite.
Sine qua non is a Latin phrase meaning "without which not" and referring to something essential or indispensable. Learn how to use this idiom in sentences and see its origin and synonyms.
In legal matters, "but-for", "sine qua non", causa sine qua non, or "cause-in-fact" causation, or condicio sine qua non, is a circumstance in which a certain act is a material cause of a certain injury or wrongdoing, without which the injury would not have occurred.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the Latin phrase sine qua non, which means something that is essential before you can achieve something else. See examples of sine qua non in sentences and find synonyms and related words.
