necessity plural
ne·ces·si·ty
The plural form of necessity is necessities
N nDefinitions
- noun plural necessity something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 1
- noun plural necessity the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. 1
- noun plural necessity an imperative requirement or need for something: the necessity for a quick decision. 1
- noun plural necessity the state or fact of being necessary or inevitable: to face the necessity of testifying in court. 1
- noun plural necessity an unavoidable need or compulsion to do something: not by choice but by necessity. 1
- noun plural necessity a state of being in financial need; poverty: a family in dire necessity. 1
- noun plural necessity Philosophy. the quality of following inevitably from logical, physical, or moral laws. 1