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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Necessity \Ne*ces"si*ty\, n.; pl. Necessities. [OE. necessite,
     F. n['e]cessit['e], L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See
     Necessary.]
     1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
        absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing
        need; indigence; want.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Urge the necessity and state of times. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The extreme poverty and necessity his majesty was
              in.                                   --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite;
        something indispensable; -- often in the plural.
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              These should be hours for necessities,
              Not for delights.                     --Shak.
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              What was once to me
              Mere matter of the fancy, now has grown
              The vast necessity of heart and life. --Tennyson.
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     4. That which makes an act or an event unavoidable;
        irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical
        or moral; fate; fatality.
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              So spake the fiend, and with necessity,
              The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
                                                    --Milton.
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     5. (Metaph.) The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the
        subjection of all phenomena, whether material or
        spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Of necessity, by necessary consequence; by compulsion, or
        irresistible power; perforce.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: See Need.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Necessity \Ne*ces"si*ty\, n.; pl. Necessities. [OE. necessite,
     F. n['e]cessit['e], L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See
     Necessary.]
     1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
        absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.
  
     2. The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing
        need; indigence; want.
  
              Urge the necessity and state of times. --Shak.
  
              The extreme poverty and necessity his majesty was
              in.                                   --Clarendon.
  
     3. That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite;
        something indispensable; -- often in the plural.
  
              These should be hours for necessities, Not for
              delights.                             --Shak.
  
              What was once to me Mere matter of the fancy, now
              has grown The vast necessity of heart and life.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     4. That which makes an act or an event unavoidable;
        irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical
        or moral; fate; fatality.
  
              So spake the fiend, and with necessity, The tyrant's
              plea, excused his devilish deeds.     --Milton.
  
     5. (Metaph.) The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the
        subjection of all phenomena, whether material or
        spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
  
     Of necessity, by necessary consequence; by compulsion, or
        irresistible power; perforce.
  
     Syn: See Need.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  necessity
       n 1: the condition of being essential or indispensable
       2: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of
          life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers
          to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a
          place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be
          obtained" [syn: essential, requirement, requisite, necessary]
          [ant: inessential]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η αναγκαιότητα
     2 η ανάγκη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     n.
     (senseid en quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
  absolutely requisite) The quality or state of being necessary,
  unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     n.
     (senseid en quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
  absolutely requisite) The quality or state of being necessary,
  unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     n.
     (senseid en quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
  absolutely requisite) The quality or state of being necessary,
  unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     n.
     (senseid en quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
  absolutely requisite) The quality or state of being necessary,
  unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     Englanti n.
     1 välttämättömyys
     2 hätätilanne, pakkotilanne
     3 puute

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  necessity
     Engelska n.
     nödvändighet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  الضرورة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  necessity //nɪˈsɛsəti// 
  1. нужда
  condition of being needy or necessitous
  2. принуда
  negation of freedom in voluntary action
  3. необходи́мост, ну́жда, потре́бност
  quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  potřeba

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  nutnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  nezbytnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  nezbytnost

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  rhaid 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  angenrheidrwydd 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  rheidrwydd 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  anghenraid 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  Bedürfnis  [dringendes]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  Erforderlichkeit  [Dt.]  [jur.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  Not , äußerer Zwang
        "bow to necessity"  - der Not gehorchen
        "out of necessity"  - aus Not, notgedrungen
   see: by necessity, from necessity, Necessity is the mother of invention., Necessity knows no law.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  Notstand  [jur.]
           Note: Strafrecht, Zivilrecht
        "necessity as excuse"  - entschuldigender Notstand
        "necessity as justification"  - rechtfertigender Notstand
        "extra-statutory necessity"  - übergesetzlicher Notstand
           Note: criminal law; civil law

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  Notwendigkeit 
           Note: zu etw. / etw. zu tun
        "when the necessity arises"  - wenn sich die Notwendigkeit ergibt
        "What is a luxury for some is a necessity for others."  - Was für die einen Luxus ist, ist für die anderen eine Notwendigkeit.
     Synonyms: need, needfulness
  
   see: necessities, needs, dire necessity
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  
  αναγκαιότητα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  necessity //nɪˈsɛsəti// 
  1. puute, puutteellisuus, puutteenalaisuus, tarve
  condition of being needy or necessitous
  2. pakko, väistämättömyys, välttämättömyys
  negation of freedom in voluntary action
  3. tarpeellisuus, välttämättömyys, korvaamattomuus, tarve
  quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite
  4. tarve, tarvekalu, tarvike, välttämättömyystarvike
  that which is necessary
  5. kohtalo, väistämättömyys, välttämättömyys
  that which makes an act or an event unavoidable

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  necessity /nisesitiː/
  nécessité

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  1. आवश्यकता, अनिवार्यता
        "The government should recognize the necessity for pollution control. "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  neizbježnost, neminovnost, nužna, nužnost, oskudica, potreba, siromaštvo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  1. szükség
  2. ínség
  3. kényszerûség
  4. kellék
  5. szükségesség
  6. nyomor
  7. szükséglet
  8. szegénység
  9. nélkülözés
  10. szûkösség
  11. szükségszerûség
  12. életszükségleti cikk

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  necessity //nɪˈsɛsəti// 
  kebutuhan, keperluan
  quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  necessity //nɪˈsɛsəti// 
  1. 必要, ニーズ, 必然性, 必要性, 要求
  quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite
  2. 必需品
  that which is necessary

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  necessity /nisesitiː/
  noodzaak, noodzakelijkheid

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  necessity /nɪˈsesɪtɪ/ 
   1.  konieczność
   2.  rzecz nieodzowna, rzecz niezbędna
   3.  of necessity (:of :necessity)
   - z konieczności

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  necessidade

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  necessity /nisesitiː/
  necesidad

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  necessity //nɪˈsɛsəti// 
  1. förnödenhet
  2. nödvändighet, behov, nöd
  quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite
  3. nödvändighet
  that which is necessary

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/ 
  
  lazima

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  necessity /nəsˈɛsɪti/
  1. (gen.) (çoğ.) gerekli şey
  2. ihtiyaç, zaruret, gerekseme, lüzum
  3. kaçınılmaz durum. logical necessity mantıki ihtiyaç. of necessity zaruri olarak. physical necessity tabii ihtiyaç.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/nəˈsɛsəti/, /nəˈsɛsɪti/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  NECESSITY. In general, whatever makes the contrary of a thing impossible, 
  whatever may be the cause of such impossibilities, 
       2. Whatever is done through necessity, is done without any intention, 
  and as the act is done without will, (q.v.) and is compulsory, the agent is 
  not legally responsible. Bac. Max. Reg. 5. Hence the maxim, necessity has no 
  law; indeed necessity is itself a law which cannot be avoided nor infringed. 
  Clef des Lois Rom. h.t.; Dig 10, 3, 10, 1; Com. Dig. Pleader, 3 M 20, 3 M 
  30. 
       3. It follows, then, that the acts of a man in violation of law., or to 
  the injury of another, may be justified by necessity, because the actor has 
  no will to do or not to do the thing, he is a mere tool; but, it is 
  conceived, this necessity must be absolute and irresistible, in fact, or so 
  presumed in point of law. 
       4. The cases which are justified by necessity, may be classed as 
  follows: 
       I. For the preservation of life; as if two persons are on the same 
  plank, and one must perish, the survivor is justified in having thrown off 
  the other, who was thereby drowned. Bac. Max, Reg. 5. 
       5.-2. Obedience by a person subject to the power of another; for 
  example, if a wife should commit a larceny with her husband, in this case 
  the law presumes she acted by coercion of her husband, and, being compelled, 
  by necessity, she is justifiable. 1 Russ. Cr. 16, 20; Bac. Max. Reg. 5. 
       6.-3. Those cases which arise from the act of God, or inevitable 
  accident, or from the act of man, as public enemies. Vide Act of God; 
  Inevitable Accident and also 15 Vin. Ab. 534 Dane's Ab h.t.; 2 Stark. Ev. 
  713; Marsh. Ins. b. 1, c. 6, s. 3 Jacob's Intr. to. Com. Law. Reg. 74. 
       7.-4. There is another species of necessity. The actor in these cases 
  is not compelled to do the act whether he will or not, but he has no choice 
  left but to do the act which may be injurious to another, or to lose the 
  total use of his property. For example, when a man's lands are surrounded by 
  those of others, so that he cannot enjoy them without trespassing on his 
  neighbors. The way which is thus obtained, is called a way of necessity. 
  Gale and Whatley on Easements, 71; 11 Co. 52; Hob. 234; 1 Saund. 323, note. 
  See 3 Rawle, R. 495; 3 M'Cord, R. 131; Id. 170; 14 Mass. R. 56; 2 B. & C. 
  96; 2 Bing. R. 76; 8 T. R. 50; Cro. Jac. 170; 2 Roll. Ab. 60; 3 Kent, Com. 
  423; 3 Rawle's R. 492; 1 Taunt. R. 279; 8 Taunt. R. 24; ST. R. 50; Ham. N. 
  P. 198; Cro. Jac. 170; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1637; and Way. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  126 Moby Thesaurus words for "necessity":
     absolute certainty, absoluteness, act of God, assurance,
     assuredness, bare cupboard, bare necessities, bare subsistence,
     beggarliness, beggary, call, call for, cause, certain knowledge,
     certainness, certainty, certitude, coaction, coercion, compulsion,
     compulsiveness, condition, constraint, dead certainty, decree,
     definiteness, demand, demand for, deprivation, desideration,
     desideratum, destitution, determinacy, determinateness, duress,
     empty purse, enforcement, essential, essentials, exigency, fate,
     fatefulness, force majeure, forcing, foredestiny,
     foregone conclusion, foreknowledge, foreordination,
     grinding poverty, gripe, hand-to-mouth existence, homelessness,
     impoverishment, indefeasibility, indigence, indispensable,
     indispensableness, ineluctability, inerrability, inerrancy,
     inescapableness, inevasibleness, inevitability,
     inevitable accident, inevitableness, inexorability, infallibilism,
     infallibility, inflexibility, irresistibility, irrevocability,
     lack, mendicancy, moneylessness, must, must item, necessaries,
     necessities, necessitousness, need, need for, needfulness,
     neediness, nonambiguity, noncontingency, obligation, obligement,
     occasion, pauperism, pauperization, penury, pinch, positiveness,
     predestination, predetermination, preordination, prerequirement,
     prerequisite, prescience, privation, probatum, proved fact,
     relentlessness, requirement, requisite, requisiteness, requisition,
     restraint, sine qua non, sureness, surety, the necessary,
     the needful, truth, unambiguity, unavoidable casualty,
     unavoidableness, uncontrollability, undeflectability,
     unequivocalness, univocity, unmistakableness, unpreventability,
     unyieldingness, vis major, want
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 需要,必需品,必然;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 必须,需要,必然,必需品

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