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necessaries

nec·es·sar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nes-uh-ser-ee]
    • /ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i/
    • /ˈnes.ə.ser.iz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nes-uh-ser-ee]
    • /ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i/

Definitions of necessaries word

  • adjective necessaries being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor. 1
  • adjective necessaries happening or existing by necessity: a necessary change in our plans. 1
  • adjective necessaries acting or proceeding from compulsion or necessity; not free; involuntary: a necessary agent. 1
  • adjective necessaries Logic. (of a proposition) such that a denial of it involves a self-contradiction. (of an inference or argument) such that its conclusion cannot be false if its supporting premises are true. (of a condition) such that it must exist if a given event is to occur or a given thing is to exist. Compare sufficient (def 2). 1
  • noun plural necessaries something necessary or required for a particular purpose; necessity. 1
  • noun plural necessaries necessaries, Law. food, clothing, etc., required by a dependent or incompetent and varying with his or her social or economic position or that of the person upon whom he or she is dependent. 1

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Origin of necessaries

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English necessarie < Latin necessārius unavoidable, inevitable, needful, equivalent to necess(e) (neuter indeclinable adj.) unavoidable, necessary + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Necessaries

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

necessaries popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

necessaries usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for necessaries

noun necessaries

  • precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
  • requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
  • prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
  • duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
  • requirement — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.

Antonyms for necessaries

noun necessaries

  • auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
  • trivia — (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
  • desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • extra — Added to an existing or usual amount or number.

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