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PRONUNCIATION OF NECESSITOUS

necessitous  [nɪˈsɛsɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECESSITOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necessitous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NECESSITOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of necessitous in the English dictionary

The definition of necessitous in the dictionary is very needy; destitute; poverty-stricken.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECESSITOUS


acetous
ˈæsɪtəs
apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
complicitous
kəmˈplɪsɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
felicitous
fɪˈlɪsɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
infelicitous
ˌɪnfɪˈlɪsɪtəs
oversolicitous
ˌəʊvəsəˈlɪsɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
solicitous
səˈlɪsɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
Tacitus
ˈtæsɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
unsolicitous
ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECESSITOUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECESSITOUS

acclivitous
alacritous
ancipitous
calamitous
circuitous
compositous
declivitous
fatuitous
fortuitous
gratuitous
halitous
heteroclitous
iniquitous
momentous
obliquitous
precipitous
pyritous
serendipitous
spiritous
strepitous
vomitous

Synonyms and antonyms of necessitous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NECESSITOUS»

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

Translation of «necessitous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECESSITOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

necessitous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

necesitada
570 millions of speakers

English

necessitous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दरिद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محتاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нуждающийся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necessitado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতি দরিদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nécessiteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mustahak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dürftig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

困窮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

necessitous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Necessitous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túng thiếu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏழ்மையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत आवश्यक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhtaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bisognoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

necessitous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нужденний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necessitous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδεής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behoeftige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

behövande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

necessitous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necessitous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECESSITOUS»

The term «necessitous» is normally little used and occupies the 112.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECESSITOUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECESSITOUS»

Discover the use of necessitous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necessitous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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"Necessitous Men are Not Free Men:" The Political Theory of ...
This is of particular importance since the alleged lack of theory means there is little philosophic justification for the American welfare state on its own terms.
Brian Eric Stipelman, 2008
2
Rich Farming, and co-operation between landlord and tenant: ...
John Lockhart MORTON. RICH FARMING, AND ' (JO-OPERATION BETWEEN LANDLORD AND TENANT; NECESSITOUS EXPEDIENTS IN THE PRESENT AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION. BY J. L. MORTOVNL LAND AGENT, EDINBURGH.
John Lockhart MORTON, 1851
3
Permanence and Change: An Anatomy of Purpose
Necessitous and Symbolic Labor We might make a distinction between necessitous and symbolic labor by suggesting that drudgery is purely necessitous labor, whereas symbolic labor is fitted into the deepest lying patterns of the individual.
Kenneth Burke, 1984
4
Does the Law Morally Bind the Poor, Or, what Good's the ...
Can we infer democratic disapproval of such a necessitous act? Any necessity defense at all, even for hikers blamelessly stranded by violent storms, may involve something of an exception to a democratically endorsed system of property ...
R. George Wright, 1996
5
An Creideamh
The letter goes on to state that “it is not sound social policy to impose a State medical service on the whole community on the pretext of relieving the necessitous 10% from the so-called indignity of a means test.” In regard to this, the Minister ...
Brian Nugent, 2009
6
Dramatic and Prose Miscellanies: Lucianus redivivus: or, ...
Andrew Becket William Beattie. Com. This true vis comica, this fine and delicate raillery, however, is not to be considered as a positive excellence or defect in either class. In earlier ages, the greater uniformity of the human character must ...
Andrew Becket, William Beattie, 1838
7
The Organisation of Education in London ...
Under the Education (Provision of Meals) Act, 1906, the Council provides meals for those children who are found to be necessitous. Before the passing of this Act a certain number of meals were provided for school children by voluntary ...
London County Council, 1711
8
Journal
... omitted or neglected to make application for the donation land which he is entitled to, for said services ; being now aged and infirm, and in necessitous circumstances ; therefore, he prays the legislature to grant him relief in the premises. And ...
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Senate, 1810
9
Reports of the United States Tax Court, Volume 128, January ...
Rather, we found that the list is only a guide for distinguishing temporary absences for necessitous reasons from more permanent absences for non- necessitous reasons. Id. Jail confinement after an arrest but before conviction is a type of ...
Tax Court (U.S.)
10
Speech of Mr. Archer, on the Question of the Removal of the ...
He charges that the Bank loans to the rich, who buy up commodities offered for sale by the necessitous at reduced prices, and sell at an advance. That the directors lend the money of the Bank to each other at six per cent., and loan to the  ...
William Segar Archer, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECESSITOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necessitous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Applications for leave to appeal dismissed - 10 July 2015
The applicant was convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life to a child in necessitous circumstances contrary to s. 215(2)(a)(i) of the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Substantial and Unilateral Changes Enough to Establish Good …
While the Court is careful to point out that “mere dissatisfaction with reasonable modifications” is not enough to establish a necessitous and ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
3
Guest commentary: Mayor's response to July 2 Star editorial
The development of new long-term sources of revenue is necessitous, must involve the community and will not be without contention, but is ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
4
Exec who quit over 'unachievable' goals can get unemployment …
... it pays its employees, such as altering the basis for commissions, necessitous and compelling cause for a voluntary quit may be established.". «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Hovik Abrahamyan explains why it was necessary to increase …
Hovik Abrahamyan suggested including the draft law on supporting the socially necessitous groups of people in the agenda. The Prime ... «Armenpress.am, Jun 15»
6
Tycoon with a heart of gold
... but there were other praiseworthy efforts not chronicled in which Huang dished out incognito donations to necessitous causes in Namibia. «New Era, Jun 15»
7
'Shake the Dust' Rising From the Rubble...Through Breakdance?
... racial barriers, inspires the hindered and impoverished to lift their heads and provides unparalleled wisdom to the necessitous, it clearly does ... «Naples Herald, Jun 15»
8
David Oyelowo Unravels in HBO's "Nightingale"
I wouldn't necessarily describe myself as a method actor but I thought it was necessitous for this particular role just because he's so in his head ... «KMBZ, May 15»
9
How the Humanist Movement Fosters Economic Injustice
... fond of saying “necessitous men are not free men.” Surely it follows then, that human flourishing requires what I will call economic wellness. «CounterPunch, May 15»
10
'A necessitous man is not a free man'
One Hundred Sixty One years to the adoption of American Constitution , President Franklin Roosevelt in his State of the Union Address in ... «Merinews, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Necessitous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/necessitous>. Apr 2024 ».
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