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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 | ||
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