Meaning of INDISPENSABLE
| Pronunciation: | | `indi'spensubul
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- [adj] unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"
- [adj] not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
- [adj] absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
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| | Synonyms: | | critical, essential, obligatory, vital |
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| | Antonyms: | | dispensable | | |
| | See Also: | | necessary | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`dis*pen"sa*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +
dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]
1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or
spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.
2. (Eccl.) Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release
or exemption. [R.]
The law was moral and indispensable. --Bp. Burnet.
3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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