Meaning of necessity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. need
2. As an inevitable consequence; necessarily.
3. The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
   countable, uncountable
4. neediness, state of being in need
5. of necessity, inevitably; unavoidably; necessarily.
6. Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.
   countable, uncountable
7. neediness (emotional)
8. needed; essential. Is it necessary to sign one's name?; I shall do all that is necessary. noodsaaklik ضَروري необходим necessário nezbytný, nutný notwendig nødvendig απαραίτητος, αναγκαίοςnecesario vajalik ضروری välttämätön nécessaireנחוץ आवश्यक, अनिवार्य potrebno, obavezno szükséges perlu nauðsynlegur necessario 必要な 필요한 būtinas, reikalingas nepieciešams perlu nodignødvendig, påkrevdniezbędny اړين،مهم necessário necesar необходимый nutný potreben neophodan nödvändig, behövlig จำเป็น gerekli, ...
9. Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.
   countable, uncountable
10. The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
    countable, uncountable
11. noodwendig ضَرورِيّاً необходимо necessariamente nevyhnutelně, nutně notwendig nødvendigt απαραίτητα, κατ' ανάγκη necesariamente tingimata لزوما välttämättömästi nécessairementבהכרח अनिवार्य रूप से nužno, bezuvjetno szükségképpen perlu nauðsynlega necessariamente 必然的に 필연적으로 būtinai, neišvengiamai noteikti, katrā ziņā semestinya noodzakelijk nødvendigviskoniecznie لازمى necessariamente (în mod) nece­sar; neapărat обязательно nutne nujno neophodno nödvändigt, behövligt อย่างจำเป็น zorunlu olara...
12. Greater utilitarian good; used in justification of a criminal act.
    countable, uncountable
13. to make necessary. Re-building the castle would necessitate spending a lot of money. genoodsaaklik maak, noodsaak يَسْتَلْزِم، يَتَطَلَّب изисквам necessitar vynutit si erfordern nødvendiggøre επιβάλλω, κάνω κτ. απαραίτητο necesitar, exigir eeldama, nõudma مستلزم بودن edellyttää rendre nécessaire, nécessiter לְהַצרִיך मजबूर करना zahtijevati, iziskivati szükségessé tesz mengharuskan útheimta; gera nauðsynlegt rendere necessario 必要とする 필요로 하다 (pa)reikalauti, (pri)versti izraisīt nepieciešamību m...
14. Indispensable requirements (of life).
    countable, in-plural, uncountable
15. something needed or essential. Food is one of the necessities of life. noodsaaklikheid ضَرورَه необходимост necessidade nezbytnost, nutnost die Notwendigkeit nødvendighed ανάγκη, αναγκαιότηταnecesidad paratamatus اضطرار edellytys chose nécessaire צורך आवश्यकता, अनिवार्यता potreba, neophodnost szükség(let) kebutuhan nauðsyn necessità, cosa necessaria 必要 불가결한 것, 필수품 būtinybė, būtinas daiktas/reikalas nepieciešamība keperluan behoeftenødvendighet, behov, trangkonieczność له مهمو توكو څخه necessi...
16. necesidad, obligación.
17. The condition or quality of being necessary.
18. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.
19. The state or fact of being in need.

Equivalents

Examples

“I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.”

“Educating the public about some of the myths that underlie their fears that non-traditional families will of necessity be detrimental to the well-being of foster children.”

“Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul.”

“For it is in vain for a man to think to seek God in his necessity and exigence, if he seek not God in his ordinances, and do not joy in them.”

“A tent is a necessity if you plan on camping.”

“Look for the bare necessities / The simple bare necessities / Forget about your worries and your strife”

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

“After eating a full meal, the human body's necessity for food will compel the person to eat again in the future.”

“I stopped, and said with inly muttered voice, 'It doth not love the shower, nor seek the cold: This neither is its courage nor its choice, But its necessity in being old.”

“doctrine of necessity”

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