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necessitas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
  • necessity noun The state of being required or unavoidable.
  • need noun A requirement for something essential or important.

Senses

necessitas is used for these senses in English:

  • imperative (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
  • necessity The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
  • need (countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.

imperative — full definition

  1. adj Extremely important; essential.
  2. adj Relating to the grammatical mood used for commands.
  3. noun Something absolutely necessary.
  4. noun The grammatical mood used to give orders or instructions.

necessity — full definition

  1. noun The state of being required or unavoidable.
  2. noun Something essential; a basic requirement.
  3. noun Extreme need or hardship; poverty.

Related Latin words