indispensability

noun

The characteristic of being indispensable.

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Meanings

nounindispensability (countable and uncountable, plural indispensabilities)

plural indispensabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being indispensable.
    1 more example

    In thinly-peopled spots, I have known brick-layers on tramp, coming up with bricklayers at work, to be so sensible of the indispensability of lookers-on, that they themselves have sat up in that capacity, and have been unable to subside into the acceptance of a proffered share in the job, for two or three days together.

    1869, Charles Dickens, chapter 11, in The Uncommercial Traveller

    Synonyms: indispensableness

  2. countableuncountableSomething indispensable.

    Beetle: Yes, I am certain I can be helpful. Indispensable! Monkey: In what way? [Beetle displays his ability with bow and arrow, firing multiple arrows on the same spot] […] Beetle: Just tell me of our quest, and I will immediately demonstrate my numerous indispensabilities.

    2016, Kubo and the Two Strings (movie)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being indispensable.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan indispensabilitat
  • indispensabilitatthe characteristic of being indispensable
Danish uundværlighed
  • uundværlighedthe characteristic of being indispensable
Estonian asendamatus
  • asendamatusthe characteristic of being indispensable
French indispensabilité
  • indispensabilitéthe characteristic of being indispensable
German Unentbehrlichkeit, Unverzichtbarkeit
  • Unentbehrlichkeitthe characteristic of being indispensable
  • Unverzichtbarkeitthe characteristic of being indispensable
Hindi अपरिहार्यता
  • अपरिहार्यता (aprihāryatā)the characteristic of being indispensable
Hungarian nélkülözhetetlenség
  • nélkülözhetetlenségthe characteristic of being indispensable
Italian indispensabilità
  • indispensabilitàthe characteristic of being indispensable
Polish nieodzowność
  • nieodzownośćthe characteristic of being indispensable
Portuguese imprescindibilidade
  • imprescindibilidadethe characteristic of being indispensable
Romanian indispensabilitate
  • indispensabilitatethe characteristic of being indispensable
Spanish indispensabilidad
  • indispensabilidadthe characteristic of being indispensable
Swedish oumbärlighet, oundgänglighet
  • oumbärlighetthe characteristic of being indispensable
  • oundgänglighetthe characteristic of being indispensable
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APA

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Chicago

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