Definitions for NECESSARY
ˈnɛs əˌsɛr inec·es·sa·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. 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"

2. necessaryadjective

   absolutely essential

3. necessaryadjective

   unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

   "the necessary consequences of one's actions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. necessarynoun

   bathroom, toilet, loo

2. necessaryadjective

   needed, required

3. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NECESSARYadjective

   Etymology: necessarius, Latin.

   1. Needful; indispensably requisite.

   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.

   2. Not free; fatal; impelled by fate.3. Conclusive; decisive by inevitable consequence.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Necessaryadjective

   such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable

2. Necessaryadjective

   impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requiste; essential

3. 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

4. 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

5. Necessarynoun

   a privy; a water-closet

6. Necessarynoun

   such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station

7. Etymology: [L. necessarius, from necesse unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. ncessaire.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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  

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   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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'NECESSARY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #503

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'NECESSARY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1047

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'NECESSARY' in Adjectives Frequency: #59

How to pronounce NECESSARY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say NECESSARY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NECESSARY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NECESSARY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of NECESSARY in a Sentence

1. Ron Johnson:

   In some cases, we are already working with the agencies and individuals identified to obtain the information we need to do our work, and inclusion on the list should in no way be interpreted to suggest they have been noncompliant, i am asking for this authority to ensure the committee has the ability to quickly and efficiently seek compulsory process should it become necessary.

2. Joni Ernst:

   We can't determine that yet. We have information that will be presented to the Senate Intelligence Committee. And they will call in the witnesses as necessary and it'll be done in a bipartisan manner, in a fair process. And they will evaluate that. So, not jumping to any conclusions. We don't have the full story yet.

3. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.

4. Jeffrey Klausner:

   People felt that if they called it an STD from the get-go, it was going to create stigma, and because of the stigma of the type of sex that was occurring – oral sex, anal sex, anal sex between same-sex male partners – there may not have been the same kind of federal response, so it was actually a political calculation to garner the resources necessary to have a substantial response to be vague about how it spread.

5. Donald Trump:

   I agree with the Archivist's recommendation that the continued withholdings are necessary to protect against identifiable harm to national security, law enforcement, or foreign affairs that is of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in immediate disclosure.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NECESSARY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Necessary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=NECESSARY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessary
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NECESSARY
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NECESSARY
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=NECESSARY
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html