necessariness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈnɛsəsɛrinəs/ UK /ˈnɛsəsərinəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality or state of being necessary

    Philosophers debated the necessariness of the conclusion.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality or state of... necessityindispensabilityrequisitenessessentialness
Opposites
dispensabilitysuperfluityneedlessness
Word family

Etymology

From necessary (from Latin necessarius, 'indispensable', from necesse, 'unavoidable') plus the noun-forming suffix -ness.

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