— dispensability, dispensableness , n.
/di spen"seuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential.
2. capable of being dispensed or administered: The money is not dispensable at present.
3. Rom. Cath. Ch. capable of being permitted or forgiven, as an offense or sin.
[ 1525-35; dispensabilis, equiv. to L dispens ( are ) to distribute by weight (see DISPENSE) + -abilis -ABLE ]
Syn. 1. expendable, unnecessary; unessential, unimportant, extraneous.