Necessity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the condition of being essential or indispensable

anything indispensable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nəsˈɛsɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/nəsˈɛsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nəsˈɛsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /nəsˈɛsɪɾi/.

Examples

food and shelter are necessities of life
the essentials of the good life
allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

requisite essential requirement necessary

Antonyms

inessential

Parts of Speech

noun	the condition of being essential or indispensable
noun	anything indispensable “food and shelter are necessities of life”

Word Forms

necessary	adjective	absolutely essential
necessitate	verb	require as useful, just, or proper
necessitous	adjective	poor enough to need help from others
essential	adjective	absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
require	verb	have need of
requisite	adjective	necessary for relief or supply

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Notwendigkeit

die Bedingung, wesentlich oder unverzichtbar zu sein

🇫🇷French

nécessité

la condition d'être essentiel ou indispensable

🇪🇸Spanish

necesidad

la condición de ser esencial o indispensable

🇮🇹Italian

necessità

la condizione di essere essenziale o indispensabile

🇳🇱Dutch

noodzaak

de voorwaarde dat het essentieel of onmisbaar is

🇵🇹Portuguese

necessidade

a condição de ser essencial ou indispensável

🇷🇺Russian

необходимость

состояние существенности или незаменимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़रूरत

आवश्यक या अपरिहार्य होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রয়োজনীয়তা

অপরিহার্য বা অপরিহার্য হওয়ার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தேவை

இன்றியமையாத அல்லது இன்றியமையாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవసరం

అవసరమైన లేదా అనివార్యమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

गरज

आवश्यक किंवा अपरिहार्य असण्याची अट

🇮🇳Gujarati

આવશ્યકતા

આવશ્યક અથવા અનિવાર્ય હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆ

ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ ಎಂಬ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവശ്യം

അത്യാവശ്യമോ അനിവാര്യമോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੋੜ

ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضرورت

ضروری یا ناگزیر ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

必要性

必要或不可缺少的条件

🇯🇵Japanese

必要性

不可欠または不可欠であるという状態

🇰🇷Korean

필요성

필수적이거나 필수불가결한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cần thiết

điều kiện cần thiết hoặc không thể thiếu

🇹🇭Thai

ความจำเป็น

ภาวะที่จำเป็นหรือขาดไม่ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebutuhan

kondisi yang penting atau sangat diperlukan

🇵🇭Filipino

pangangailangan

ang kondisyon ng pagiging mahalaga o kailangang-kailangan

🇲🇾Malay

keperluan

syarat yang penting atau amat diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضرورة

شرط كونها ضرورية أو لا غنى عنها

🇮🇷Persian

ضرورت

شرط ضروری یا ضروری بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

gereklilik

gerekli veya vazgeçilmez olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹרַח

התנאי להיות חיוני או הכרחי

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