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Plural of necessity

regular plural

The plural of necessity is necessities.

Forms of necessity

Singularnecessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/
Pluralnecessities /nɪˈsɛsətiz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Necessities in a sentence

  • The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities.From the entry outfit
  • There's a shop down the road that sells a few basic necessities.From the entry down the road
  • The small village was poverty-stricken, with many families struggling to afford even basic necessities like food and water.From the entry poverty-stricken
  • Bus service has been suspended, schools closed and production halted at factories not making daily necessities.2020 December 13, “Asia Today: Japan, S.Korea set new daily records, mull steps”, in AP News, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2020. From the entry Dongning
  • It untaxes necessities, and it treats everybody else exactly the same.2014, Congressional Record (part 8, page 4816). From the entry untax

Meaning of necessity

  1. noun The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
  2. noun The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
  3. noun Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.

Full definition of necessity

Questions about the plural of necessity

What is the plural of necessity?
The plural of necessity is necessities.
Is necessity countable?
Necessity is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: necessity (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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