indispensable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin indispensabilis, corresponding to in- +‎ dispensable. Compare French indispensable.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/

[edit] Adjective

indispensable (comparative more indispensable, superlative most indispensable)

1. (ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c.]
2. Of rules, duties etc: unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.]

   The law was moral and indispensable. -Bp. Burnet

3. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]

   An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.

[edit] Antonyms

• dispensable

[edit] Derived terms

• indispensability
• indispensableness
• indispensably

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[edit] Noun

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]
2. (in plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers. [from 19th c.]

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[edit] Adjective

indispensable (epicene, plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

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[edit] Adjective

indispensable m. and f. (plural indispensables)

1. indispensable