indispensable
/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/
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indispensable adjective: absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
Adjective
indispensable (comparative more indispensable, superlative most indispensable)
- Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
- An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.
- But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. This only magnified the indispensable nature...2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion
- Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
- The law was moral and indispensable.1679–1715, Gilbert Burnet, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of England., London: […] T[homas] H[odgkin] for Richard Chiswell, […]
- Why is marking a book indispensable to reading it? First, it keeps you awake—not merely conscious, but wide awake.1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 49
- Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
Noun
indispensable (plural indispensables)
- A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
- Trousers.
indispensable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
indispensable in Hindi
- absolutely necessary
- अपरिहार्य aprihārya
- not dispensable
- अपरिहार्य aprihārya
indispensable in Tamil
- இன்றியமையாத, இன்றிஇயலாத, தவிர்க்க முடியாத, அவசியமான, தேவையான
indispensable in Marathi
- indispensable
- अगत्य agatya
indispensable in Urdu
- اٹل, فرض, لازمی, ناگزیر, واجب, ضروری
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- indispensable in Bengali
- অত্যাবশ্যক ottabośśok, অতি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ oti guruttopurno, অতি প্রয়োজনীয় oti proẏōjoniẏo, অতি জরুরি oti joruri
- indispensable in Telugu
- తప్పనిసరి tappanisari
- indispensable in Malayalam
- അനിവാര്യ anivārya
- indispensable in Kannada
- ಅವಶ್ಯವಾದ, ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯವಾದ, ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ, ಬೇಕಾಗಿರುವ
- indispensable in Punjabi
- ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ
- indispensable in Odia
- ଅପରିହାର୍ଯ୍ଯ଼
- indispensable in Nepali
- अपरिहार्य
- indispensable in Thai
- ขาดไม่ได้
Examples of indispensable in a sentence
- This only magnified the indispensable nature of the oligopolists.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
- The waters of two rivers, the Yurungkash or Baiyu he 白玉河 (White Jade River) and the Karakash or Heiyu he 黑玉河 (Black Jade River), were indispensable for establishing human culture in Khotan.2021, Imre Hamar, “Khotan and the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra”, in Takami Inoue, Imre Hamar, editors, The Buddha’s Words and Their...
- And my friends in politics, no-one is remotely indispensable and our brilliant and Darwinian system will produce another leader, equally committed to taking this country forward through tough times.2022 July 7, Boris Johnson, resignation speech:
Antonyms of indispensable
Forms of indispensable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more indispensable |
| superlative | most indispensable |
| Noun | |
| plural | indispensables |
Origin of indispensable
Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.
Words formed from indispensable
Phrases with indispensable
Questions about indispensable
- What does indispensable mean?
- Indispensable means absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
- What is indispensable in Hindi?
- Indispensable in Hindi is अपरिहार्य (aprihārya). See Indispensable meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use indispensable in a sentence?
- This only magnified the indispensable nature of the oligopolists.
- What part of speech is indispensable?
- Indispensable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce indispensable?
- Indispensable is pronounced /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ (UK).
Words near indispensable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indispensable (page history and authors); indispensable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अगत्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); indispensable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); తప్పనిసరి (Telugu) (page history and authors); അനിവാര്യ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); indispensable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indispensable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indispensable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); indispensable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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