English noun: necessity | |||
1. | necessity (state) the condition of being essential or indispensable | ||
Broader (hypernym) | demand, need | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | requisiteness, urgency | ||
Attribute | necessary, unnecessary, unneeded | ||
2. | necessity (object) anything indispensable | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | essential, necessary, requirement, requisite | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | desideratum, must, need, want | ||
Antonyms | inessential, nonessential | ||