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necessity:
- noodzaak; elementaire zaak; behoeftigheid; nood; noodwendigheid; levensbehoefte; levensbenodigdheid
Wiktionary:
- necessity → noodzaak, nood

English

Detailed Translations for necessity from English to Dutch

necessity:

necessity [the ~] noun

the necessity (elementary matter; essential; emergency)
de noodzaak; elementaire zaak
- noodzaak [de ~] noun
- elementaire zaak [znw.] noun
the necessity (need; destitution; disaster; adversity)
de behoeftigheid; de nood; de noodwendigheid
- behoeftigheid [de ~ (v)] noun
- nood [de ~ (m)] noun
- noodwendigheid [de ~ (v)] noun
the necessity (necessity of life; sustenance)
de levensbehoefte; levensbenodigdheid
- levensbehoefte [de ~ (v)] noun
- levensbenodigdheid [znw.] noun

Translation Matrix for necessity:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
behoeftigheid	adversity; destitution; disaster; necessity; need	destitution; indigentness; need; neediness; of limited means; poorness
elementaire zaak	elementary matter; emergency; essential; necessity
levensbehoefte	necessity; necessity of life; sustenance
levensbenodigdheid	necessity; necessity of life; sustenance
nood	adversity; destitution; disaster; necessity; need	agony; crisis; emergency situation; helplessness; need; ordeal; pain; state of emergency; test; testing; torment; torture
noodwendigheid	adversity; destitution; disaster; necessity; need
noodzaak	elementary matter; emergency; essential; necessity
-	essential; necessary; requirement; requisite
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	necessary; necessary of life; needfulness; requisiteness

Related Words for "necessity":

necessities

Synonyms for "necessity":

need; demand
essential; requirement; requisite; necessary; thing

Antonyms for "necessity":

inessential

Related Definitions for "necessity":

anything indispensable¹
- food and shelter are necessities of life¹
the condition of being essential or indispensable¹

Wiktionary Translations for necessity:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• necessity	→ noodzaak	↔ Notwendigkeit — eine unvermeidliche Handlung oder Unterlassung, Entscheidung beziehungsweise Gegenstand
• necessity	→ nood; noodzaak	↔ nécessité — caractère de ce qui est absolument obligatoire, indispensable, de ce dont on ne peut se passer.

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