necessity

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nəˈsɛsɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/nəˈsɛsɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nə sesi tē)

Inflections of 'necessity' (n): npl: necessities

necessity
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Sense: Noun: what is needed
Synonyms:
must Collocations, must-have, essential Collocations, requirement Collocations, requisite, need Collocations, vital part, fundamental Collocations, imperative, demand Collocations
Sense: Noun: state of being required
Synonyms:
need Collocations, compulsion, obligation Collocations, constraint Collocations, requirement Collocations
Sense: Noun: poverty
Synonyms:
poverty Collocations, impoverishment, hand-to-mouth existence, need Collocations, penury, destitution


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