Necessity
noun
Something that you need to have or do.
Food and water are basic necessities of life.
Often appears as...
- basic necessity
- necessity of life
noun
The state of things that cannot be avoided or denied.
When you are left alone, you are confronted with the necessity of making your own decisions.
Often appears as...
- face the necessity
- have a necessity
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Neutral
noun
A rule, principle, or condition that is necessary.
In law, ‘necessity’ means that you had no other option but to break the law.
Often appears as...
- rule of necessity
- legal necessity
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Formal
Legal
noun
Something that you need to have or do.
Food and water are basic necessities of life.
Often appears as...
- basic necessity
- necessity of life
noun
The state of things that cannot be avoided or denied.
When you are left alone, you are confronted with the necessity of making your own decisions.
Often appears as...
- face the necessity
- have a necessity
Usage tips
Neutral
noun
A rule, principle, or condition that is necessary.
In law, ‘necessity’ means that you had no other option but to break the law.
Often appears as...
- rule of necessity
- legal necessity
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Basic Needs
Necessity often refers to items or actions required for basic living or well-being.
Shelter is a necessity for protection from the environment.
Pro Tip 2/3Prioritize Importance
Use necessity to express the high priority of something compared to other needs or desires.
Education is not just a luxury; it's a necessity.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variation
What's considered a necessity can differ in various cultures and societies.
In colder climates, warm clothing is a necessity.
Pro Tip 1/3Basic Needs
Necessity often refers to items or actions required for basic living or well-being.
Shelter is a necessity for protection from the environment.
Pro Tip 2/3Prioritize Importance
Use necessity to express the high priority of something compared to other needs or desires.
Education is not just a luxury; it's a necessity.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variation
What's considered a necessity can differ in various cultures and societies.
In colder climates, warm clothing is a necessity.
Pro Tip 1/3Basic Needs
Necessity often refers to items or actions required for basic living or well-being.
Shelter is a necessity for protection from the environment.
Pro Tip 2/3Prioritize Importance
Use necessity to express the high priority of something compared to other needs or desires.
Education is not just a luxury; it's a necessity.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variation
What's considered a necessity can differ in various cultures and societies.
In colder climates, warm clothing is a necessity.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
But what's really important here to remember is that it's not all bad. It's not that agriculture's a bad thing. In fact, we completely depend on it. It's not optional. It's not a luxury. It's an absolute necessity. We have to provide food and feed and, yeah, fiber and even biofuels to something like seven billion people
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The paradox of value -...
And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated,
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Human-Looking Faces on...
personal elements of my face that this keeps it in the animal world the animal kingdom it's unlike anything else that we connect with and relate to I think there's a celebration and talking about the connection there was a time where people really knew for necessity what was happening in the
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Garth Lenz: The true...
into these remote Northern aboriginal communities and the high rate of unemployment makes this an absolute necessity for survival. And not that many years ago, I was lent a boat by a First Nations man, and he said, "When you go out on the river, do not under any circumstances eat the fish.
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Science can answer moral...
Now, of course our situation in the world can be understood at many levels -- from the level of the genome on up to the level of economic systems and political arrangements. But if we're going to talk about human well-being we are, of necessity, talking about the human brain.
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What coronavirus means...
Weaker in terms of, maybe they don't build enough savings and they operate that, or maybe they emphasize luxuries over necessities. It's a reorienting type of experience that, in many ways, makes us healthy. Even appreciating the basics of life.
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How farming planted...
allowed for innovative ways of doing things, producing new products, or making advancements in technology. As civilizations became more complex, new ways of doing things were needed. Some were out of necessity.
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Genius Meerkats Solve...
Dominant individuals were able to get food by stealing, so they don't need to innovate. It's the low-ranking individuals that need to innovate because, essentially, necessity is the mother of invention.
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Sleep is your superpower...
what is the mission-critical statement here? Well, I think it may be sleep, unfortunately, is not an optional lifestyle luxury. Sleep is a nonnegotiable biological necessity.
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Art can fail PIPE JR
I am I really understand that the the right and the necessity to fail I mean I think that that you have to protect that at all costs but I'm curious are there
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Jonathan Foley: The...
But what's really important here to remember is that it's not all bad. It's not that agriculture's a bad thing. In fact, we completely depend on it. It's not optional. It's not a luxury. It's an absolute necessity. We have to provide food and feed and, yeah, fiber and even biofuels to something like seven billion people
Video examples
The paradox of value -...
And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated,
Video examples
Human-Looking Faces on...
personal elements of my face that this keeps it in the animal world the animal kingdom it's unlike anything else that we connect with and relate to I think there's a celebration and talking about the connection there was a time where people really knew for necessity what was happening in the
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Garth Lenz: The true...
into these remote Northern aboriginal communities and the high rate of unemployment makes this an absolute necessity for survival. And not that many years ago, I was lent a boat by a First Nations man, and he said, "When you go out on the river, do not under any circumstances eat the fish.
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
Now, of course our situation in the world can be understood at many levels -- from the level of the genome on up to the level of economic systems and political arrangements. But if we're going to talk about human well-being we are, of necessity, talking about the human brain.
Video examples
What coronavirus means...
Weaker in terms of, maybe they don't build enough savings and they operate that, or maybe they emphasize luxuries over necessities. It's a reorienting type of experience that, in many ways, makes us healthy. Even appreciating the basics of life.
Video examples
How farming planted...
allowed for innovative ways of doing things, producing new products, or making advancements in technology. As civilizations became more complex, new ways of doing things were needed. Some were out of necessity.
Video examples
Genius Meerkats Solve...
Dominant individuals were able to get food by stealing, so they don't need to innovate. It's the low-ranking individuals that need to innovate because, essentially, necessity is the mother of invention.
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
what is the mission-critical statement here? Well, I think it may be sleep, unfortunately, is not an optional lifestyle luxury. Sleep is a nonnegotiable biological necessity.
Video examples
Art can fail PIPE JR
I am I really understand that the the right and the necessity to fail I mean I think that that you have to protect that at all costs but I'm curious are there
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Eric Bana
Australian Actor
Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses is the Evil in the spiritual world, and what we call Evil is only the necessity of a moment in our eternal evolution.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.
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George B. McClellan
American Soldier
As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Ashraf Ghani
Afghani Politician
Peace is not a luxury. Peace is a necessity.
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Christian Louboutin
French Designer
Necessity creates everything in my life.
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George Henry Lewes
English Philosopher
Good writers are of necessity rare.
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Nicholas M. Butler
American Philosopher
Necessity does the work of courage.
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Eric Bana
Australian Actor
Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
There is nothing besides a spiritual world; what we call the world of the senses is the Evil in the spiritual world, and what we call Evil is only the necessity of a moment in our eternal evolution.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.
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George B. McClellan
American Soldier
As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
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Ashraf Ghani
Afghani Politician
Peace is not a luxury. Peace is a necessity.
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Christian Louboutin
French Designer
Necessity creates everything in my life.
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George Henry Lewes
English Philosopher
Good writers are of necessity rare.
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Nicholas M. Butler
American Philosopher
Necessity does the work of courage.
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