Words from this root (8)
necessar
C2+
/ˈnɛsəsər/
necessary (archaic or truncated variant)
necessariness
C2+
/ˈnɛsəsɛrinəs/
the quality or state of being necessary
necessitate
C2+
/nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/
to make necessary or unavoidable
necessitation
C2+
/nəˌsɛsəˈteɪʃən/
the act of making necessary or the state of being compelled
necessitous
C2+
/nəˈsɛsətəs/
lacking the means of subsistence; needy or poverty-stricken
necessitousness
C2+
/nəˈsɛsətəsnəs/
the condition of being needy or destitute
necessitude
C2+
/nəˈsɛsəˌtud/
necessity or distress; a close bond of obligation (archaic)
unnecessarily
C2+
/ʌnˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli/
more than is needed; without good reason