In predicative use: necessary, needful. Obsolete (rare after 15th cent.).
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| 释义 | the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary (39) needc1230 In predicative use: necessary, needful. Obsolete (rare after 15th cent.). necessityc1390 An indispensable or necessary thing; something which one cannot do without. necessary?a1425 That which is indispensable; a necessary thing; an essential or requisite. In singular. Now rare. exigence1446 = exigency, n. 1. In singular. requisitec1487 A necessary or indispensable thing; something needed for a particular purpose. Frequently in plural. Cf. prerequisite, n. exigency1588 What is needed or required; a thing wanted or demanded; a requirement, a necessity. In singular. exigents1588 In plural. Needs, requirements; = exigency, n. 1b. Obsolete. sine qua non1602 Somebody or something indispensable. essentiala1620 More generally: something belonging to the essence of a thing; an indispensable element or adjunct; also, in weaker sense, a chief or leading… implement1632 Something necessary to make a thing complete; an essential or important constituent part. Obsolete. rare. indispensable1681 An indispensable thing or person; one that cannot be done without. needful1681 With the. That which is necessary or requisite. Chiefly in to do the needful. simple1858 A simple need or requirement; a necessity. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— only (1) — necessaries (13) — prerequisite (6) — necessary reason (1) — necessary quantity (1) — thing necessary to be done (2) — necessary but insignificant part (1) — necessary evil (1) |
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