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unabdingbar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • critical adj Extremely important, often because a lot depends on it.
  • indispensable adjective So necessary that it cannot be done without.
  • prerequisite noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.

Senses

unabdingbar is used for these senses in English:

  • critical Extremely important.
  • inalienable Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
  • indispensable Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]
  • prerequisite Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

critical — full definition

  1. adj Extremely important, often because a lot depends on it.
  2. adj Expressing disapproval or finding fault.
  3. adj In a dangerous or unstable medical condition.
  4. adj Relating to careful analysis or evaluation, especially of literature or art.

indispensable — full definition

  1. adjective So necessary that it cannot be done without.
  2. noun Something absolutely necessary; a essential item.

Related German words