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Indispensability

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in·dis·pens·a·ble  (nd-spns-bl)
adj.
1. Not to be dispensed with; essential.
2. Obligatory; unavoidable: the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state.
n.
One that is indispensable.

indis·pensa·bili·ty, indis·pensa·ble·ness n.
indis·pensa·bly adv.
Synonyms: indispensable, essential, necessary, needful, requisite
These adjectives indicate a pressing need: foods indispensable to good nutrition; funds essential to completing the project; necessary tools and materials; provided them with all things needful; lacking the requisite qualifications.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indispensability - the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
essentiality, essentialness - basic importance
dispensability, dispensableness - the quality possessed by something that you can get along without


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In offering this little commentary to the Nietzsche student, I should like it to be understood that I make no claim as to its infallibility or indispensability.
 
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