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Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.
John Lothrop Motley

Meaning of "necessaries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NECESSARIES

necessaries  [ˈnɛsɪsərɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECESSARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necessaries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NECESSARIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Necessary

Necessary or necessity may refer to: ▪ Need ▪ An action somebody may feel they must do ▪ An important task or essential thing to do at a particular time or by a particular moment ▪ Necessary and sufficient condition, in logic, something that is a required condition for something else to be the case ▪ Necessary truth, in logic, something that cannot fail to be true ▪ Necessity, in criminal law ▪ A bathroom or toilet, in some languages ▪ An economic need enunciated by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1944 Second Bill of Rights ▪ A necessity in contract law ▪ Necessary Records, UK record label...

Definition of necessaries in the English dictionary

The definition of necessaries in the dictionary is what is needed; essential items. Other definition of necessaries is food, clothing, etc, essential for the maintenance of a dependant in the condition of life to which he or she is accustomed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECESSARIES


bakeries
ˈbeɪkərɪz
boundaries
ˈbaʊndərɪz
canaries
kəˈneərɪz
caravansaries
ˌkærəˈvænsərɪz
cranberries
ˈkrænbərɪz
diaries
ˈdaɪərɪz
dictionaries
ˈdɪkʃənərɪz
fairies
ˈfeərɪz
glossaries
ˈɡlɒsərɪz
groceries
ˈɡrəʊsərɪz
memories
ˈmemərɪz
mysteries
ˈmɪstərɪz
nurseries
ˈnɜːsərɪz
queries
ˈkwɪərɪz
subsidiaries
səbˈsɪdɪərɪz
summaries
ˈsʌmərɪz
surgeries
ˈsɜːdʒərɪz
territories
ˈterətərɪz
varies
ˈveərɪz
victories
ˈvɪktərɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECESSARIES

necessaire
necessarian
necessarianism
necessarily
necessariness
necessary
necessary condition
necessitarian
necessitarianism
necessitate
necessitation
necessitative
necessitied
necessities
necessitous
necessitously
necessitousness
necessity
neck
neck and neck

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECESSARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
caries
commentaries
confectionaries
dignitaries
documentaries
intermediaries
itineraries
libraries
luminaries
maries
missionaries
notaries
obituaries
ovaries
primaries
salaries
secretaries

Synonyms and antonyms of necessaries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «necessaries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECESSARIES

Find out the translation of necessaries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of necessaries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «necessaries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

必需品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cosas necesarias
570 millions of speakers

English

necessaries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवश्यकताएँ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضروريات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Необходимые данные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necessaries
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রয়োজনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nécessaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keperluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Notwendige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

必需品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

필수품
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wajib
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhu yếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவைகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरजू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

malzeme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prima necessità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

necessaries
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

необхідні дані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mijloace de subzistență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαραίτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

benodigdhede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

necessaries
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

necessaries
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necessaries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECESSARIES»

The term «necessaries» is regularly used and occupies the 96.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of necessaries
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «necessaries».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECESSARIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «necessaries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «necessaries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about necessaries

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5 QUOTES WITH «NECESSARIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word necessaries.
1
Benjamin Harrison
There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life.
2
Alfred Marshall
It is common to distinguish necessaries, comforts, and luxuries; the first class including all things required to meet wants which must be satisfied, while the latter consist of things that meet wants of a less urgent character.
3
John Lothrop Motley
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.
4
James Payn
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether.
5
William Whipple
I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECESSARIES»

Discover the use of necessaries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necessaries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Litil Boke the Whiche Traytied and Reherced Many Gode ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
D. 1384 Joannes Jacobi, Bengt Knutsson, Knud Mikkelsen, 2010
2
Regulations for the Supply of Clothing and Necessaries to ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Office War Office, War Office Staff, 2010
3
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
... and so then and there being in great sickness, weakness, emaciation, and exhaustion of body as aforesaid, medical attendance, assistance, medicines, and other necessaries proper and requisite for the due sustenance, cure and recovery ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1831
4
Reports from Committees
521. When asked about Sunday trading, you stated, I think, that there was no amount of Sunday trading in your district ? — No considerable amount of Sunday trading ; at least, I think not. 522. Only for what you call the necessaries of life?
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1868
5
Admiralty and Maritime Law
The issue of whether cargo containers are “necessaries” under the Federal Maritime Lien Act was addressed by the court in Foss Launch & Tug Company v. Char Ching Shipping U.S.A. Ltd., supra. Although the court concluded that the ...
Robert Force, A. N. Yiannopoulos, Martin Davies, 2006
6
Army equipment
All necessaries will be provided by the Secretary of State for War instead of by commanding officers of regiments as hitherto. They are supplied to the troops according to priced lists, which will be revised if necessary and published in General ...
War office, 1864
7
The Law-dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
who Jiad judgment in C. B. but was reversed in B. R. on a writ of error ; for the issue only being, whether this money was lent the infant for necessaries, not whether it was laid out in necessaries, it cannot bind the infant whichever way it is found ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811
8
Smith and Roberson's Business Law
In contracts for necessaries, an infant is not bound on the express contract, but rather is bound under an implied contract to pay what the goods or services furnished were reasonably worth. [Citation.] “Things supplied,” which fall into the class ...
Richard Mann, Barry Roberts, 2008
9
A Treatise on the Law Relating to Infants
NECESSARIES, infant may bind himself for, 498. how the question of, should be raised in pleading, 499, 506. definition of, 499. what are, in quality, 499. expenses incurred in trade are not for necessaries, 501. goods used in housekeeping ...
William Macpherson, 1841
10
American Leading Cases: Being Select Decisions of American ...
(3) As to the legal definition of necessaries, see the cases cited below.(4) Necessaries for an infant's wife and children are necessaries for which he is liable.(5) The wants to be supplied, however, are personal ; either those for the body, as food ...
John Innes Clark Hare, Horace Binney Wallace, John William Wallace, 1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECESSARIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necessaries is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The data-driven economy will help marketers exploit us
... what it is: “leading the people to sacrifice their necessaries to chimerical hopes whose improbability they are not in a condition to appreciate”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
This 40 stone man is changing his life by attempting to cycle across …
... this summer, in the first week of June, armed with only a $17 mountain bike and a handmade cart filled with a tent and the necessaries. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Two-tier health care and two-tier justice
Failure in duty to provide the necessaries of life? Both? There is a simple test that can be used to discover if something done to another is right ... «Nor'Wester, Jul 15»
4
Result: Anthony Crolla held to controversial draw with Colombian …
... and register a few blows on Crolla, who continued to do the necessaries to stay within touching distance up until the midway point of the fight. «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
5
CLAIRMONT: Who will protect developmentally delayed adults?
... on when to lay charges that may apply to a case like Guy's, such as criminal negligence causing death or failing to provide the necessaries of ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
6
The Open 2015: Danny Willett on crest of a wave as rain wreaks …
... mid-round, he made the most of the 18th being downwind by driving to green's edge and applying the necessaries for a closing birdie. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Mumpton to speak on sanitary habits in the 1700s
Looking into the past: John Elberfeld arranges items in the Saddlemire Homestead related to “Coping with Life's Necessaries,” the topic of an ... «The Altamont Enterprise, Jul 15»
8
Is Lebanon a ship arrest-friendly jurisdiction for bunker traders?
This act states that an officer or agent appointed by the charterer is "presumed to have authority to procure necessaries (bunkers) for the vessel" ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
Robin Van Persie: Another Bizarre Transfer Window Twist
When it was very naughty indeed to even think about talking to a player before you'd sorted out the necessaries with his club. Ashley Cole and ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
10
Children: Innocent victims of broken love
... towards the maintenance of the child is under a duty to supply the necessaries of health, life, education and reasonable shelter for the child.” ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Necessaries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/necessaries>. May 2024 ».
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