What does necessary mean?
Definitions for necessary
ˈnɛs əˌsɛr inec·es·sa·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessaryadjective
anything indispensable
"food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
necessaryadjective
absolutely essential
necessaryadjective
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
"the necessary consequences of one's actions"
Wiktionary
necessarynoun
bathroom, toilet, loo
necessaryadjective
needed, required
Etymology: From necessarye, from necessaire, from necessarius, from necesse, neuter adjective with esse and habeo, probably originating from ne cessum or non cessum, from ne + cessus, perfect passive participle of cedo; see cede.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NECESSARYadjective
Etymology: necessarius, Latin.
All greatness is in virtue understood;
’Tis only necessary to be good. John Dryden, Aureng.A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds, consequently to our happiness; and that is holiness and goodness. John Tillotson.
The Dutch would go on to challenge the military government and the revenues, and reckon them among what shall be thought necessary for their barrier. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.
No man can shew by any necessary argument, that it is naturally impossible that all the relations concerning America should be false. John Tillotson, Preface.
Wikipedia
NECESSARY
A need is dissatisfaction at a point of time and in a given context. Needs are distinguished from wants. In the case of a need, a deficiency causes a clear adverse outcome: a dysfunction or death. In other words, a need is something required for a safe, stable and healthy life (e.g. air, water, food, land, shelter) while a want is a desire, wish or aspiration. When needs or wants are backed by purchasing power, they have the potential to become economic demands. Basic needs such as air, water, food and protection from environmental dangers are necessary for an organism to live. In addition to basic needs, humans also have needs of a social or societal nature such as the human need to socialise or belong to a family unit or group. Needs can be objective and physical, such as the need for food, or psychical and subjective, such as the need for self-esteem. The concept of "unmet need" arises in relation to needs in a social context which are not being fulfilled.Needs and wants are a matter of interest in, and form a common substrate for, the fields of philosophy, biology, psychology, social science, economics, marketing and politics.
ChatGPT
necessary
Necessary is something that is required or essential in order to achieve a certain outcome or fulfill a certain purpose. It implies that without it, the intended goal cannot be accomplished or the desired result cannot be obtained.
Webster Dictionary
Necessaryadjective
such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable
Necessaryadjective
impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential
Necessaryadjective
acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; -- opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed
Necessarynoun
a thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life
Necessarynoun
a privy; a water-closet
Necessarynoun
such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station
Etymology: [L. necessarius, from necesse unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. ncessaire.]
Wikidata
Necessary
"Necessary" is a song by Japanese j-pop group Every Little Thing, released as their tenth single on September 30, 1998.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Necessary
nes′es-sar-i, adj. that must be: that cannot be otherwise: unavoidable: indispensable: under compulsion: not free.—n. that which cannot be left out or done without (food, &c.)—used chiefly in pl.: a privy.—ns. Necessā′rian, one who holds the doctrine of necessity; Necessā′rianism, the doctrine that the will is not free, but subject to causes without, which determine its action.—adv. Nec′essarily.—n. Nec′essariness, the state or quality of being necessary.—Necessary truths, such as cannot but be true. [Fr.,—L. necessarius.]
Editors Contribution
necessary
A just and right requirement.
It is necessary to comply with the government guidelines to ensure we all continue to the moment we have optimum health on planet earth with our collective agreement that it is the priority.
Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020
necessarynoun
New elements born by the image of women in which a man was originally known in the common era from a period of common sense, apparently based on a misinterpretation of the number of relevant names. 1.) Required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential. 2.) Determined, existing, or happening by natural laws or predestination; inevitable. Small items required for a particular journey or purpose.
A person, place, or thing is necessary to know in the investigation of the truth.
Etymology: knowledge at hand
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 23, 2024
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
NECESSARY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Necessary is ranked #24554 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Necessary surname appeared 1,018 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Necessary.
96.9% or 987 total occurrences were White.
1.1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.5% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
0.5% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'necessary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #503
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'necessary' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1047
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'necessary' in Adjectives Frequency: #59
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of necessary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of necessary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of necessary in a Sentence
We all have an inescapable moral duty: To continue with scientific investigation to the point at which we can make a rational choice. We are not yet at that point. It seems to me, consideration of a moratorium is the wrong course. Research is necessary.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:
It was not possible to realize any of the options in my mind during the meeting today with Bahceli, the current state of affairs does not point to the possibility of a coalition. I will return the mandate if necessary after discussing it with the president.
In order to fully realize how bad a popular play can be, it is necessary to see it twice.
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a just cause.... Thirdly... a rightful intention.
Initiation of breastfeeding and lactation support is tremendously helpful so that people can understand normal volumes and intervene with supplementation only when medically necessary.
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- ضروري, لازمArabic
- necessariCatalan, Valencian
- nutnýCzech
- nødvendigDanish
- nötig, zwangsläufig, notwendigGerman
- αναπόφευκτος, αναπόδραστος, [[ζωτικός, απαραίτητοςGreek
- necesaEsperanto
- necesarioSpanish
- لازم, ضروری, بایستهPersian
- tarvittava, tärkeä, tähdellinen, välttämätönFinnish
- nécessaireFrench
- riatanach, deatamachScottish Gaelic
- necesarioGalician
- ज़रूरीHindi
- nesesèHaitian Creole
- elengedhetetlen, szükséges, szükségszerű, nélkülözhetetlenHungarian
- անհրաժեշտArmenian
- necesse, necessariInterlingua
- necesaIdo
- nauðsynlegurIcelandic
- necessarioItalian
- 必要, 当然, 必然的Japanese
- საჭიროGeorgian
- ಅಗತ್ಯKannada
- 필요Korean
- پێویستKurdish
- necesseLatin
- vajadzīgsLatvian
- потребен, нужен, неопходенMacedonian
- noodzakelijk, nodigDutch
- nødvendigNorwegian
- potrzebnyPolish
- necessárioPortuguese
- necesarRomanian
- нужный, необходимыйRussian
- nödvändigSwedish
- కావాల్సిన, అవసరమైనTelugu
- elzem, gerekliTurkish
- ضروریUrdu
- cần thiếtVietnamese
- zesüdikVolapük
- 必要Chinese
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