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1. necessity

noun. ['nəˈsɛsəti, nəˈsɛsɪti'] the condition of being essential or indispensable.

Etymology

  • necessite (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • necessite (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Necessity

  • accessibility
  • accountability
  • accountability
  • activity
  • adversity
  • adversity
  • advisability
  • affinity
  • aggressivity
  • amity
  • annuity
  • annuity
  • anonymity
  • asperity
  • austerity
  • authenticity
  • availability
  • banality
  • believability
  • bestiality

How do you pronounce necessity?

Pronounce necessity as nəˈsɛsɪti.

US - How to pronounce necessity in American English

UK - How to pronounce necessity in British English

How to spell necessity? Is it necessito? Or nesesity? Common misspellings are:

  • necessito
  • nesesity

Sentences with necessity


1. Noun, singular or mass
Apathetic shoppers have no interest in shopping and do so only out of necessity.

2. necessity

noun. ['nəˈsɛsəti, nəˈsɛsɪti'] anything indispensable.

Etymology

  • necessite (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • necessite (Old French (842-ca. 1400))