necessity
(noun)
noun
1. the condition of being essential or indispensable
Definition categories: state, demand, need
2. anything indispensable
- food and shelter are necessities of life
Similar word(s): essential, necessary, requirement, requisite
Definition categories: object, thing
Sentences with necessity as a noun:
- I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.
- A tent is a necessity if you plan on camping.
- doctrine of necessity