unnecessityn.

Brit.

/ˌʌnnᵻˈsɛsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌənnəˈsɛsədi/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and necessity n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, necessity n.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + necessity n.

The fact, quality, or condition of being unnecessary; the dispensability of some act or thing. Also: that which is unnecessary.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > condition of being unnecessary

non-necessity1593

unnecessity1606

needlessness1607

unnecessariness1628

1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix. sig. F3 The vnnecessity of keeping this custome.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 5 So that to be carried sextâ cervice to the Grave, was but a civil unnecessity.

1842 N.Y. Mirror 4 June 181/1 The gun, the butcher's knife, and the slaughter-house, are unnecessities and sins.

1872 Trans. National Assoc. Promotion Social Sci. 1871 573 This is a state of things that cannot but call for the most profound sympathy, and if it were not for practical demonstration of its unnecessity, for the most profound despair.

1922 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche 25 Apr. 2/1 (advt.) The unnecessity of worrying about your property and its possible loss by fire is well known to those who have the insurance habit.

1972 Ebony Mar. 24/2 Were this true, we would be the first to recognize and agree with the unnecessity of a military structure.

1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 77 It's when I have to go shopping for basics such as bread and milk that I come back having spent far too much on absolute unnecessities.

2000 Adbusters June 33/2 The unnecessity of any human contact at all: a sci-fi dystopia in which there'll be little need for emotion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unnecessity
释义	unnecessityn. Brit. /ˌʌnnᵻˈsɛsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌənnəˈsɛsədi/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and necessity n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, necessity n. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + necessity n. The fact, quality, or condition of being unnecessary; the dispensability of some act or thing. Also: that which is unnecessary. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > condition of being unnecessary non-necessity1593 unnecessity1606 needlessness1607 unnecessariness1628 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xix. sig. F3 The vnnecessity of keeping this custome. a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 5 So that to be carried sextâ cervice to the Grave, was but a civil unnecessity. 1842 N.Y. Mirror 4 June 181/1 The gun, the butcher's knife, and the slaughter-house, are unnecessities and sins. 1872 Trans. National Assoc. Promotion Social Sci. 1871 573 This is a state of things that cannot but call for the most profound sympathy, and if it were not for practical demonstration of its unnecessity, for the most profound despair. 1922 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche 25 Apr. 2/1 (advt.) The unnecessity of worrying about your property and its possible loss by fire is well known to those who have the insurance habit. 1972 Ebony Mar. 24/2 Were this true, we would be the first to recognize and agree with the unnecessity of a military structure. 1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 77 It's when I have to go shopping for basics such as bread and milk that I come back having spent far too much on absolute unnecessities. 2000 Adbusters June 33/2 The unnecessity of any human contact at all: a sci-fi dystopia in which there'll be little need for emotion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1606
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