of necessity

of ne·ces·si·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhv, ov nuh-ses-i-tee]
- /ʌv, ɒv nəˈsɛs ɪ ti/
- /əv nəˈses.ɪ.ti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhv, ov nuh-ses-i-tee]
- /ʌv, ɒv nəˈsɛs ɪ ti/

Definitions of of necessity words

noun plural of necessity something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 1
noun plural of necessity the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. 1
noun plural of necessity an imperative requirement or need for something: the necessity for a quick decision. 1
noun plural of necessity the state or fact of being necessary or inevitable: to face the necessity of testifying in court. 1
noun plural of necessity an unavoidable need or compulsion to do something: not by choice but by necessity. 1
noun plural of necessity a state of being in financial need; poverty: a family in dire necessity. 1

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Origin of of necessity

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English necessite < Latin necessitās, equivalent to necess(e) needful + -itās -ity

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Parts of speech for Of necessity

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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of necessity popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for of necessity

adv of necessity

as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
by definition — If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
cardinally — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.

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