In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
needed, needful, required, requisite
(adjective) necessary for relief or supply; “provided them with all things needful”
necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
(noun) anything indispensable; “food and shelter are necessities of life”; “the essentials of the good life”; “allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions”; “a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
requisite (comparative more requisite, superlative most requisite)
Essential, indispensable, required.
Synonyms: necessary, Thesaurus:requisite
requisite (plural requisites)
An indispensable item; a requirement.
• prerequisite
Source: Wiktionary
Req"ui*site (rk"w-zt), n.
Definition: That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable. God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours; what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great business of us all to know. Wake.
Req"ui*site, a. Etym: [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See Require.]
Definition: Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; All truth requisite for men to know. Milton.
Syn.
– Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.
– Req"ui*site*ly, adv.
– Req"ui*site*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.