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necessaire

UK/nɛsɪˈsɛə/US/nɛsɪˈsɛɹ/

necessaire noun: a small case for holding personal items, especially toiletries.

Noun

necessaire (plural necessaires)

  1. A small case for holding personal items, especially toiletries.
    • While this was being made they missed one boat, and, by the time it was ready, the sleuths were on their track – this unlucky medicine chest having played the same part that Marie Antoinette's nécessaire did in the escape to Varennes.1945, Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love, Penguin, published 2010, page 111

Forms of necessaire

pluralnecessaires
alternative formnécessaire

Origin of necessaire

From French nécessaire. Doublet of necessary.

Questions about necessaire

What does necessaire mean?
Necessaire means a small case for holding personal items, especially toiletries.
What part of speech is necessaire?
Necessaire is a noun.
How do you pronounce necessaire?
Necessaire is pronounced /nɛsɪˈsɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of necessaire?
The plural of necessaire is necessaires.

Words near necessaire in the dictionary

  1. neccanee
  2. neccanees
  3. neccessary
  4. NECCO
  5. Necedah
  6. necessaire
  7. necessaires
  8. necessar
  9. necessaria
  10. necessarian
  11. necessarianism

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