välttämätön — meaning in English
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English meaning
- essential adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
- imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
- indispensable adjective So necessary that it cannot be done without.
- inevitable adjective Certain to happen; impossible to avoid or prevent.
- necessary adj Required or essential in order to achieve something or avoid a problem.
- obligate verb To force or require someone to do something because of a duty, law or moral rule.
Senses
välttämätön is used for these senses in English:
- essential Very important; of high importance.
- imperative Essential; crucial; extremely important.
- indispensable (ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th–17th c.]
- indispensable Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]
- inevitable Impossible to avoid or prevent.
- must-have Essential to own.
- necessary Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
- obligate Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
essential — full definition
- adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
- noun A basic item or ingredient that is necessary.
imperative — full definition
- adj Extremely important; essential.
- adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
- noun Something absolutely necessary.
- noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.
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