indispensable
Pronunciation: /ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/
The English word “indispensable” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
- Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
- Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
noun
- A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
- Trousers.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.
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