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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needsadverb

    in such a manner as could not be otherwise

    "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective"

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  1. of necessity

    "Of necessity" is a phrase typically used to mean something that is absolutely necessary or required, typically in a specific situation or for a certain outcome to occur. It signifies that a particular action, circumstance, or condition is unavoidable or mandatory. It may also imply that the situation is compelled by the nature of things, or by rules, laws, or circumstances.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of of necessity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of of necessity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of of necessity in a Sentence

  1. Pliny the Elder:

    Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.

  2. Brad Glosserman:

    The Japanese are more anti-militarist than pacifist, they're prepared to accept the necessity of self-defense.

  3. Nicholas Haysom:

    In the long term, peace is not a luxury, it is a necessity, i welcome the direct face-to-face engagement by the parties as the only way to achieving progress towards a negotiated agreement and ultimately the peace that Afghanistan deserves.

  4. William Langland:

    Necessity has no law.

  5. G. I. Gurdjieff:

    Self-observation brings man to the realization of the necessity of self-change. And in observing himself a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. He begins to understand that self-observation is an instrument of self-change, a means of awakening.

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