nnoun.statethe condition of being essential or indispensableAttributes:necessary unnecessary unneeded
Derivationally Related Form:necessarynecessitate
Hypernyms:demand need
Inherited Hypernyms:necessityneedconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:requisitenessurgency
Full Hyponyms:criticalityhurryimperativenessrequisitenessurgency
nnoun.objectanything indispensableSynset:essential necessary requirement requisite
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:inessential
Derivationally Related Form:necessitatenecessaryrequisiteessentialnecessitousrequire
Hypernyms:thing
Inherited Hypernyms:necessitythingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:desideratummustneedwant
Full Hyponyms:desideratummustneed