INDISPENSABLE

indispensable

(adjective) unavoidable; “the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state”

indispensable

(adjective) not to be dispensed with; essential; “foods indispensable to good nutrition”

essential, indispensable

(adjective) absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; “essential tools and materials”; “funds essential to the completion of the project”; “an indispensable worker”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

indispensable (comparative more indispensable, superlative most indispensable)

(ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c.]

(of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.]

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

Synonyms

• See also requisite

Antonyms

• dispensable

Noun

indispensable (plural indispensables)

A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]

(in the plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

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In`dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]

1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.

2. (Eccl.)

Definition: Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release or exemption. [R.] The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet.

3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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