Necessary
WordNet
adjective
(1) Unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
"The necessary consequences of one's actions"
(2) Absolutely essential
noun
(3) Anything indispensable
"Food and shelter are necessities of life"
"The essentials of the good life"
"Allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"
"A place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
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Etymology
< < < < , neuter adjective with and , probably originating from or < + , perfect passive participle of ; see cede.
Related terms
- necessariness
- necessitate
- necessitation
- necessitousness
- necessitude
- necessity