NECESSITY


Meaning of NECESSITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ni-ˈse-sə-tē, -ˈses-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Etymology: Middle English necessite, from Anglo-French necessité, from Latin necessitat-, necessitas, from necesse

Date: 14th century

1. : the quality or state of being necessary

2.

a. : pressure of circumstance

b. : physical or moral compulsion

c. : impossibility of a contrary order or condition

3. : the quality or state of being in need ; especially : poverty

4.

a. : something that is necessary : requirement

b. : an urgent need or desire

- of necessity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.