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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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Meaning of "necessities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NECESSITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECESSITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necessities 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECESSITIES

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECESSITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of necessities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NECESSITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «necessities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of necessities

Translation of «necessities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECESSITIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

日用品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

necesidades
570 millions of speakers

English

necessities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवश्यकताएं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضرورات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

необходимости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necessidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রয়োজনীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nécessités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keperluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Notwendigkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生活必需品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

필수품
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabutuhan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhu cầu cần thiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ihtiyaçlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

necessità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potrzeby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

необхідності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necesități
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάγκες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noodsaaklikhede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nödvändigheter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nødvendigheter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necessities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECESSITIES»

The term «necessities» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.853 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of necessities
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECESSITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «necessities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «necessities» 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 necessities

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10 QUOTES WITH «NECESSITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word necessities.
1
Abigail Adams
Great necessities call out great virtues.
2
Abigail Adams
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
3
Johann Arndt
It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound to use earthly blessings, not as means of satisfying lust or gratifying wantonness, but of supplying his absolute wants and necessities.
4
Henry Ward Beecher
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
5
Ezra Taft Benson
Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up.
6
Jo Bonner
Relief organizations both large and small are coordinating deliveries of food, clothing, water, and other basic necessities to those impacted by Katrina.
7
Joshua Chamberlain
We have to go in places no body would ever think of going into were it not for the necessities of war.
8
Mikhail Gorbachev
Imagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government.
9
Marc Jacobs
Luxury is anything you don't need, right? I mean, you need food, water, clothing, shelter... but good wine, good food, beautiful interiors, nice clothes; those aren't necessities, they are luxuries - it's all luxury.
10
Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECESSITIES»

Discover the use of necessities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necessities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Earthly Necessities: Economic Lives in Early Modern Britain, ...
This important new book, widely praised in hardcover (Yale UP) redefines the economic history of early modern Britain for a new generation of readers.
Keith Wrightson, 2002
2
Newborn Necessities
Are you a new or expecting parent? Do you know someone who is? If so, this book is for you. There are many items you will need to get ready for your baby, and Newborn Necessities is one of those things.
Jennifer Cigale, 2010
3
The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart
K. Prahalad, coauthor, The Future of Competition "This book provides a 'how-to manual' for all those budding entrepreneurs with an idea they want to see blossom into a booming business." ——Martin Sneider, Adjunct Professor of Retailing ...
Maxine Clark, 2006
4
Bowing to Necessities: A History of Manners in America, ...
Analyzing the many sermons, child-rearing guides, advice books, and etiquette manuals that taught Americans how to behave, this book connects these instructions to individual practices and personal concerns found in contemporary diaries and ...
C. Dallett Hemphill, 2002
5
Bowing to Necessities : A History of Manners in America, ...
Analyzing the many sermons, child-rearing guides, advice books, and etiquette manuals that taught Americans how to behave, this book connects these instructions to individual practices and personal concerns found in contemporary diaries and ...
Pennsylvania C. Dallett Hemphill Professor of History Ursinus College, 1999
6
Bare Necessities (Mills & Boon Blaze)
Nothing like he remembered.
Marie Donovan, 2010
7
Gadgets and necessities: an encyclopedia of household ...
Looks at the history of household products, including air conditioners, clothes dryers, jar openers, and radios.
Pauline Webb, Mark Suggitt, 2000
8
Bear Necessities
Once a Bear sets his mind on a mission, it's best to stay out of his way.
Dana Marie Bell, 2011
9
Ready, Set, Go! Baby Necessities to Sew
Kristine Poor presents 15 totes, quilts, toys, and other projects for getting Baby to day care, play dates, Grandma's house, doctor visits, etc.
Kristine Poor, 2010
10
Ontological Necessities
From poems that explore questions of identity (who is anyone, anyway?) to those that attempt to examine human relationships with the onslaught of horrors depicted daily in the news, this collection uses surrealist and absurdist language in ...
Priscila Uppal, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECESSITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necessities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bear Necessities No. 2: RB Matt Forte
As we count down the days until the Bears begin training camp in Bourbonnais, we here at Chicago Football are ranking the Bear Necessities ... «Chicago Football, Jul 15»
2
Bear Necessities No. 3: DL Jeremiah Ratliff
As we count down the days until the Bears begin training camp in Bourbonnais, we here at Chicago Football are ranking the Bear Necessities ... «Chicago Football, Jul 15»
3
Top 3 Supply Chain Visibility Necessities
Supply chain visibility… ah, yes, possibly the most over used term in the industry. And as is typical with over used terms, there are as many ... «The 21st Century Supply Chain - Perspectives on Innovative, Jul 15»
4
Bear Necessities No. 4: ORG Kyle Long
As we count down the days until the Bears begin training camp in Bourbonnais, we here at Chicago Football are ranking the Bear Necessities ... «Chicago Football, Jul 15»
5
Melting Sea Ice Means Shortage of Bear Necessities
Melting Sea Ice Means Shortage of Bear Necessities. Posted on Jul 20, 2015. By Tim Radford, Climate News Network. A polar bear searches for prey on the ... «Truthdig, Jul 15»
6
The bear necessities? Super-cute cubs copy mum - but struggle to …
But, if these pictures are anything to go by, they still have some way to go before they've achieved the bear necessities of life in the wild. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Christmas Box provides the necessities
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Johnson City Press Christmas Box holiday food distribution to more than 1,900 area households in need is conducting a ... «Johnson City Press, Jul 15»
8
Bear Necessities No. 6: WR Alshon Jeffery
As we count down the days until the Bears begin training camp in Bourbonnais, we here at Chicago Football are ranking the Bear Necessities ... «Chicago Football, Jul 15»
9
VIDEO: Bear Necessities Top 20 Countdown: 10-6
VIDEO: Bear Necessities Top 20 Countdown: 10-6. By Dan Mott - dmott@chicagofootball.com - Friday, July 17, 2015 12:57 p.m. CDT. Hub Arkush, Kevin ... «Chicago Football, Jul 15»
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Bear Necessities No. 7: CB Kyle Fuller
As we count down the days until the Bears begin training camp in Bourbonnais, we here at Chicago Football are ranking the Bear Necessities ... «Chicago Football, Jul 15»

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