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   necessity

   /nɪˈsɛsɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state or fact of being required: "the necessity of providing parental guidance" Similar essential requirementprerequisiteindispensable thing/itemessentialrequisitenecessaryfundamentalbasicsine qua nondesideratum
   • ▪ the state of being unavoidable: "the necessity of growing old" Similar inevitabilityunavoidabilitycertaintyinescapabilityinexorabilityineluctability
   • ▪ a situation enforcing a certain course of action: "political necessity induced him to consider it" Similar force/pressure of circumstanceneedobligationcallexigencycrisisemergencyurgencyforce majeure
   • 2. an indispensable thing: "a good book is a necessity when travelling" Similar essential requirementprerequisiteindispensable thing/itemessentialrequisitenecessaryfundamentalbasicsine qua nondesideratum
   • 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.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French necessite, from Latin necessitas, from necesse‘be needful’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   Necessity is the need for something or something that is needed, especially in order to live. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of necessity with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     NECESSITY meaning: 1. the need for something: 2. something...

   • Necessity in Russian

     NECESSITY translate: необходимость , предмет первой...

   • Necessity in Japanese

     necessity translate: 必用品, 必要性（ひつようせい）, 必需品（ひつじゅひん）. Learn...

   • Portuguese Translation

     NECESSITY translate: necessidade, necessidade, necessidade...

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     NECESSITY translate: 必要，需要, 必需的东西；（尤指）生活必需品. Learn more in...

   • Traditional

     NECESSITY translate: 必要，需要, 必需的東西；（尤指）生活必需品. Learn more in...

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   Necessity is something necessary or indispensable, or the state or fact of being necessary or inevitable. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and related phrases and idioms.

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   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.

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   Necessity is the condition or quality of being necessary, or something that is needed for a desired result. It can also mean a pressing or urgent need, a state of poverty, or a logical principle. See different definitions, idioms, and related words for necessity.