Necessitude
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nəˈsɛsɪt(j)uːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Necessitude is a noun meaning (rare) The state or characteristic of being in need; neediness.
Meaning
(rare) The state or characteristic of being in need; neediness.
More Meanings
- (rare, chiefly philosophy) Necessity.
- (archaic) A relation or connection between people or things.
- (rare, usually pluralized) A circumstance or event which is necessary or unavoidable, especially because it is a requirement of a social role or natural state of affairs.
Example Sentences
The Americans. . . fear not the necessitudes of fortune.
In Popperian terms, it demonstrates the necessitude of public debate.
It had been of all things the most harassing and wearying—a life of dreary necessitude—a perpetual struggle with debt.
Even if she could have faced life without him, she could not go through it all again, the bankruptcy and shame and necessitude.
Word Forms
- necessitudes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include necessitousness, necessity, necessariness, neededness, needfulness, neediness.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.