indispensableadj.n.

/ɪndɪˈspɛnsəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < medieval Latin indispensābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dispensābilis dispensable adj.: compare French indispensable (17th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

A. adj. Not dispensable; not to be dispensed, or dispensed with. (See also, in senses A. 1, A. 2, undispensable adj.)

†1. Not subject to ecclesiastical dispensation; that cannot be permitted, allowed, or condoned, by suspension or relaxation of a law or canon. (Cf. dispensable adj. 1) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [adjective] > subject to dispensation > not

indispensablea1556

a1556 T. Cranmer Let. 17 June in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 36 I gave finall Sentance therin, howe it was indispensable for the Pope to lycense any suche marieges.

a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 121 There were also two doctors of divinity..that thought the case was indispensable.

1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. vi. §39. 359 Whether the Popes irregularities if he should chance to incurre any, be indispensable?

1650 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions (ed. 2) Addit. i. 399 [He] absolutely condemnes this marriage as incestuous, and indispensable.

2. Of a law, obligation, duty, etc.: That cannot be dispensed with, remitted, set aside, disregarded, or neglected. Also †indispensable with.

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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective] > perpetually binding

undispensable1559

intransgressible1603

indispensable1653

indispensible1662

dispenseless1721

uninfringeable1743

1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1662) 162 The indispensable dictates of the divine Light.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. v. 182 A Book of Cranmers penning, proving Gods Law indispensable with, by the Pope.

a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 284 He..hath by settled rules and indispensable promises obliged himself to requite them.

1706 F. Atterbury Serm. Funeral Mr. Bennet 7 A great and indispensable Duty.

a1714 Bp G. Burnet Hist. Reformation anno 1532 (R.) Those few that were about the pope, thought the prohibition of such marriages was only positive, and might be dispensed with by the pope: whereas all other learned men thought the law was moral and indispensable.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. i. 160 Our Obligations to obey all God's Commands..are absolute and indispensable.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxx. 142 The citizens, and subjects, had purchased an exemption from the indispensable duty of defending their country.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. Pref. p. xxiv I lay under an indispensable obligation to be faithful.

3. That cannot be dispensed with or done without; absolutely necessary or requisite. Const. to, for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective]

needfulOE

necessaryc1376

needfulc1390

necessairea1393

needfula1402

necessariousc1410

requisite1442

unlackablec1443

unsparablec1449

necessc1475

requise1477

needy1487

exigentc1508

of necessityc1515

essential1526

insacrificablea1603

peremptory1607

unspared1614

sine qua non1615

real1620

necessitous1637

needsomec1650

undispensable1658

vital1659

wanting1671

implemental1676

sine quo non1693

indispensable1696

indispensible1792

vital1822

unmissable1823

of the essence (of)1843

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Indispensable, that is of Absolute Necessity.

1707 J. Addison Present State War (Seager) There are few perhaps that will not think the maintaining a settled body of numerous forces indispensable for the safety of our country.

1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xvi. 82 The knowledge of anatomy is indispensable to him.

1829 W. F. Napier Hist. War Peninsula viii. II. 268 To attack Victor, it was indispensable to concert operations with Cuesta.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. v. 82/1 Thou toilest for the altogether indispensable, for daily bread.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 20 The articles on which they are imposed are seldom indispensable.

1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. x. 195 Physical exercises..were indispensable to a young Italian soldier.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. v. 336 Courage and character..are the conditions indispensable for national leaders.

1899 Brit. Weekly 13 July 230/3 There are many ways of getting on in the City, but none apparently in which a silk hat is not indispensable.

B. n.

a. An indispensable thing or person; one that cannot be done without.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary

needc1230

necessityc1390

necessary?a1425

exigence1446

requisitec1487

exigency1588

exigents1588

sine qua non1602

essentiala1620

implement1632

indispensable1681

needful1681

simple1858

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel Pref. 77 The Indispensables of Christian Religion.

1720 D. Manley Power of Love vi. 317 To buy your Highness necessary Linnen, and those Indispensables that belong to young Women.

1823 J. D. Hunter Mem. Captivity 324 Their equipments and stores amount merely to indispensables.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 17 Jan. 2/1 He pays the ‘indispensables’, like engine-drivers, a fancy wage, to seduce them from loyalty to the poorly paid workers in the poorer grades.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 12 Dec. 3/1 An indispensable to the complete success of the lace blouse is a chiffon lining.

1965 Austral. Women's Weekly 20 Jan. 25 Inevitably in a life of constant moving one picks up indispensables.

†b. A kind of small satchel or bag worn by women instead of a pocket. (French indispensable, Littré.) See Notes & Queries 9th Ser. IV. 310. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > woman's bag

ridicule1799

indispensable1800

reticule1801

pocketbook1830

handbag1873

purse bag1881

chain-bag1902

peggy bag1904

Dorothy bag1907

peggy purse1911

pochette1912

dolly-bag1926

purse1940

bucket bag1956

1800 Gillray Print 12 Feb. (repr. scene French Milliner's) A number of disputes having arisen in the Beau Monde, respecting the exact situation of ladies Indispensibles (or New Invented Pockets).

1806 C. K. Sharpe Corr. (1888) I. 265 Rows of pretty peeresses, who sat eating sandwiches from silk indispensables [at Lord Melville's trial].

c. plural (colloquial euphemism.) Trousers.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers

trouse1678

trousers1681

kicks1699

trousiesa1713

brogues1748

inexpressibles1790

unmentionable1791

et cetera1794

indescribable1794

kickseys1819

ineffables1823

indispensablesa1828

unimaginable1833

pantaloon1834

pants1835

inexplicables1836

never-mention-'ems1836

unwhisperable1837

results1839

sit-down-upons1839

sit-upons1839

unmentionabilities1840

innominablea1843

unutterables1843

trews1847

round-the-houses1857

unprintable1860

stovepipe1863

sit-in-ems1873

reach-me-downs1877

strides1889

rounds1893

long1898

kecks1900

rammies1906

trou1911

pants1970

a1828 J. Bernard Retrospections of Stage (1830) II. iv. 116 Black silk indispensables, and stockings.

1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 156 Manufacture broadcloth..into coats, waistcoats, and indispensibles.

1842 Comic Almanack June (Farmer) He slapped his hand against his yellow leather indispensables.

1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Nov. 5/6 A pair of native-cut indispensables.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	indispensable
释义	indispensableadj.n. /ɪndɪˈspɛnsəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < medieval Latin indispensābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dispensābilis dispensable adj.: compare French indispensable (17th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). A. adj. Not dispensable; not to be dispensed, or dispensed with. (See also, in senses A. 1, A. 2, undispensable adj.) †1. Not subject to ecclesiastical dispensation; that cannot be permitted, allowed, or condoned, by suspension or relaxation of a law or canon. (Cf. dispensable adj. 1) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [adjective] > subject to dispensation > not indispensablea1556 a1556 T. Cranmer Let. 17 June in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 36 I gave finall Sentance therin, howe it was indispensable for the Pope to lycense any suche marieges. a1575 N. Harpsfield Treat. Divorce Henry VIII (1878) (modernized text) 121 There were also two doctors of divinity..that thought the case was indispensable. 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. vi. §39. 359 Whether the Popes irregularities if he should chance to incurre any, be indispensable? 1650 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions (ed. 2) Addit. i. 399 [He] absolutely condemnes this marriage as incestuous, and indispensable. 2. Of a law, obligation, duty, etc.: That cannot be dispensed with, remitted, set aside, disregarded, or neglected. Also †indispensable with. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective] > perpetually binding undispensable1559 intransgressible1603 indispensable1653 indispensible1662 dispenseless1721 uninfringeable1743 1653 H. More Second Lash of Alazonomastix (1662) 162 The indispensable dictates of the divine Light. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. v. 182 A Book of Cranmers penning, proving Gods Law indispensable with, by the Pope. a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 284 He..hath by settled rules and indispensable promises obliged himself to requite them. 1706 F. Atterbury Serm. Funeral Mr. Bennet 7 A great and indispensable Duty. a1714 Bp G. Burnet Hist. Reformation anno 1532 (R.) Those few that were about the pope, thought the prohibition of such marriages was only positive, and might be dispensed with by the pope: whereas all other learned men thought the law was moral and indispensable. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. i. 160 Our Obligations to obey all God's Commands..are absolute and indispensable. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. xxx. 142 The citizens, and subjects, had purchased an exemption from the indispensable duty of defending their country. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. Pref. p. xxiv I lay under an indispensable obligation to be faithful. 3. That cannot be dispensed with or done without; absolutely necessary or requisite. Const. to, for. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective] needfulOE necessaryc1376 needfulc1390 necessairea1393 needfula1402 necessariousc1410 requisite1442 unlackablec1443 unsparablec1449 necessc1475 requise1477 needy1487 exigentc1508 of necessityc1515 essential1526 insacrificablea1603 peremptory1607 unspared1614 sine qua non1615 real1620 necessitous1637 needsomec1650 undispensable1658 vital1659 wanting1671 implemental1676 sine quo non1693 indispensable1696 indispensible1792 vital1822 unmissable1823 of the essence (of)1843 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Indispensable, that is of Absolute Necessity. 1707 J. Addison Present State War (Seager) There are few perhaps that will not think the maintaining a settled body of numerous forces indispensable for the safety of our country. 1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xvi. 82 The knowledge of anatomy is indispensable to him. 1829 W. F. Napier Hist. War Peninsula viii. II. 268 To attack Victor, it was indispensable to concert operations with Cuesta. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. v. 82/1 Thou toilest for the altogether indispensable, for daily bread. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 20 The articles on which they are imposed are seldom indispensable. 1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. x. 195 Physical exercises..were indispensable to a young Italian soldier. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. v. 336 Courage and character..are the conditions indispensable for national leaders. 1899 Brit. Weekly 13 July 230/3 There are many ways of getting on in the City, but none apparently in which a silk hat is not indispensable. B. n. a. An indispensable thing or person; one that cannot be done without. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary needc1230 necessityc1390 necessary?a1425 exigence1446 requisitec1487 exigency1588 exigents1588 sine qua non1602 essentiala1620 implement1632 indispensable1681 needful1681 simple1858 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel Pref. 77 The Indispensables of Christian Religion. 1720 D. Manley Power of Love vi. 317 To buy your Highness necessary Linnen, and those Indispensables that belong to young Women. 1823 J. D. Hunter Mem. Captivity 324 Their equipments and stores amount merely to indispensables. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 17 Jan. 2/1 He pays the ‘indispensables’, like engine-drivers, a fancy wage, to seduce them from loyalty to the poorly paid workers in the poorer grades. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 12 Dec. 3/1 An indispensable to the complete success of the lace blouse is a chiffon lining. 1965 Austral. Women's Weekly 20 Jan. 25 Inevitably in a life of constant moving one picks up indispensables. †b. A kind of small satchel or bag worn by women instead of a pocket. (French indispensable, Littré.) See Notes & Queries 9th Ser. IV. 310. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > woman's bag ridicule1799 indispensable1800 reticule1801 pocketbook1830 handbag1873 purse bag1881 chain-bag1902 peggy bag1904 Dorothy bag1907 peggy purse1911 pochette1912 dolly-bag1926 purse1940 bucket bag1956 1800 Gillray Print 12 Feb. (repr. scene French Milliner's) A number of disputes having arisen in the Beau Monde, respecting the exact situation of ladies Indispensibles (or New Invented Pockets). 1806 C. K. Sharpe Corr. (1888) I. 265 Rows of pretty peeresses, who sat eating sandwiches from silk indispensables [at Lord Melville's trial]. c. plural (colloquial euphemism.) Trousers. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers trouse1678 trousers1681 kicks1699 trousiesa1713 brogues1748 inexpressibles1790 unmentionable1791 et cetera1794 indescribable1794 kickseys1819 ineffables1823 indispensablesa1828 unimaginable1833 pantaloon1834 pants1835 inexplicables1836 never-mention-'ems1836 unwhisperable1837 results1839 sit-down-upons1839 sit-upons1839 unmentionabilities1840 innominablea1843 unutterables1843 trews1847 round-the-houses1857 unprintable1860 stovepipe1863 sit-in-ems1873 reach-me-downs1877 strides1889 rounds1893 long1898 kecks1900 rammies1906 trou1911 pants1970 a1828 J. Bernard Retrospections of Stage (1830) II. iv. 116 Black silk indispensables, and stockings. 1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 156 Manufacture broadcloth..into coats, waistcoats, and indispensibles. 1842 Comic Almanack June (Farmer) He slapped his hand against his yellow leather indispensables. 1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Nov. 5/6 A pair of native-cut indispensables. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.a1556
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