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1. : the quality or state of being necessary. He questioned the necessity for the change. 2. a. : pressure of circumstance. The plane was compelled by necessity to change its course. b. : physical or moral compulsion.
the need for something, or something that is needed: [ U ] Don’t you understand the necessity of eating a balanced diet? [ U ] She was forced to take the job out of necessity. [ C ] In my work, a computer is a necessity. (Definition of necessity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of necessity.
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.
A situation or action that is a necessity is necessary and cannot be avoided. The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity. More Synonyms of necessity
[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.
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.
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.
necessity. noun. /nəˈsɛsət̮i/. [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 something/of doing something) We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff. necessity (for somebody) to do something ...
Necessity Definition. Anything that is inevitable, unavoidable, etc. as a result of natural law; that which is necessary in natural sequence. The power of natural law that cannot be other than it is; natural causation; physical compulsion placed on man by nature; fate.
The earliest known use of the noun necessity is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for necessity is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version) . necessity is a borrowing from French.