nécessaire

A form of necessaire — A small case for holding personal items, especially toiletries.

OriginFrench nécessaire →
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Meanings

nounnécessaire (plural nécessaires)

plural nécessaires

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of necessaire.

Origin

  1. Frenchnécessaire
  2. Englishnécessaire

Unadapted borrowing from French nécessaire.

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nécessaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%C3%A9cessaire

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Chicago

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