1 | adjective | absolutely essential 2 | adjective | unavoidably determined by prior circumstances 3 | noun | anything indispensable

n'esuhs, eree (IPA: nˈɛsəsˌɛri)

nec-es-sar-y (9 letters | 4 syllables)

1340 (High Middle ages) (685 years ago)

Latin | Old French

written: 474th most common (1 in 5155 words) ( > 99% adjective | 0% noun)

spoken: 927th most common (1 in 14085 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

necessaries

inevitable | essential | necessity | requirement | requisite (total: 5)

unnecessary | skippable

desideratum | must | need | want

thing

unnecessary (based on typical American pronunciation)

necessarily | necessity | unnecessary

(none among common words)

Mandarin Chinese: | 必要的 (adjective) Hindi: | आवश्यक (adjective) Arabic: | ضَروري (adjective) Spanish: | necesario (necessity) | esencial (essential) | necesario (essential) | imprescindible (essential) French: | nécessaire (necessity) | essentiel (essential) | indispensable (essential) | capital (essential)

Necessary (US population: 1020 people, white: 97%)

Necessary Roughness | Gas-s-s-s

necessary.com | necessary.net | necessary.info | necessary.biz

Called for | Essential (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

14 (International English) | 14 (North American English)