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    necessity
    /nɪˈsɛsɪti/

    noun

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  2. something that you need, especially in order to live: We brought only the bare necessities with us. He regarded music as one of life's necessities. Fewer examples. Eating is a biological necessity! I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left. With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.

  3. The meaning of NECESSITY is the quality or state of being necessary. How to use necessity in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. 9 meanings: 1. something needed for a desired result; prerequisite 2. a condition or set of circumstances, such as physical.... Click for more definitions.

  6. [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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.