dire necessity

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• dire´ness — dire «dyr», adjective, dir|er, dir|est. causing great fear or suffering; dreadful: »the dire consequences of a nuclear war, dire necessity. Dire was the noise of conflict (Shakespeare). ╂[< Latin dīrus] …   Useful english dictionary

• dire´ly — dire «dyr», adjective, dir|er, dir|est. causing great fear or suffering; dreadful: »the dire consequences of a nuclear war, dire necessity. Dire was the noise of conflict (Shakespeare). ╂[< Latin dīrus] …   Useful english dictionary

• necessity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. need (see necessity); compulsion; poverty. II What must happen Nouns 1. necessity, necessitation, obligation, compulsion, subjection; needfulness, essentiality, indispensability; dire or cruel… …   English dictionary for students

• Necessity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Necessity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 involuntariness involuntariness Sgm: N 1 instinct instinct blind impulse Sgm: N 1 inborn proclivity inborn proclivity innate proclivity Sgm: N 1 native tendency native tendency… …   English dictionary for students

• necessity — noun 1 (C) something that you need to have: A telephone is an absolute necessity for this job. | We went to buy the basic necessities for our stay. | bare necessities (=basic things that you must have): Food and clothing are the bare necessities… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• necessity — /neuh ses i tee/, n., pl. necessities. 1. something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. 2. the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. 3. an imperative… …   Universalium

• necessity — ne•ces•si•ty [[t]nəˈsɛs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life[/ex] 2) the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing[/ex] 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• necessity — n 1. requirement, requisite, prerequisite, necessary; makings, what it takes; necessaries, necessities, essentials, bare essentials or necessities; Latin, sine qua non. 2. indispensability, essentiality, needfulness, Archaic. necessitude;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• necessity — n. 1) to obviate a necessity 2) an absolute, dire; military necessity 3) the bare; daily necessities 4) a necessity for 5) of necessity (you will of necessity remain silent) 6) (misc.) the necessities of life * * * [nɪ sesɪtɪ] daily necessityies… …   Combinatory dictionary

• necessity — noun 1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, fundamental (esp. BrE), sheer, vital ▪ Sleep is an absolute necessity for life. ▪ dire, urgent …   Collocations dictionary

• dire — adj. Dire is used with these nouns: ↑circumstance, ↑consequence, ↑emergency, ↑implication, ↑necessity, ↑need, ↑peril, ↑predicament, ↑prediction, ↑shortage, ↑situation, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary