Definition of necessity

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Necessity (n.) That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural.

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Necessarian :: Necessarian (n.) An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a nacessitarian.
Needsly :: Needsly (adv.) Of necessity.
Need :: Need (adv.) Of necessity. See Needs.
Fatalism :: Fatalism (n.) The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity..
Necessitarianism :: Necessitarianism (n.) The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; deteminism..
Freedom :: Freedom (n.) Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will..
Distress :: Distress (n.) A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc..
Goad :: Goad (v. t.) A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates..
Use :: Use (v. t.) Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book..
Mister :: Mister (n.) Need; necessity.
Stern :: Stern (superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree..
Have :: Have (v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.
Needly :: Needly (adv.) Necessarily; of necessity.
Obviate :: Obviate (v. t.) To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going..
Extremity :: Extremity (n.) The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity..
Must :: Must (v. i. / auxiliary) To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws..
Prodigal :: Prodigal (a.) Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses..
Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..
Necessarily :: Necessarily (adv.) In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.
Ask :: Ask (v. t.) To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask?.
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