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Definition of indispensable in English: indispensableadjective ɪndɪˈspɛnsəb(ə)lˌɪndəˈspɛnsəb(ə)l Absolutely necessary. he made himself indispensable to the parish priest Example sentencesExamples - Time will tell, in the meantime, this is an indispensable account of the most vital saga in modern music.
- Necessary in a democratic society does not mean indispensable; nor does it mean desirable.
- After a night's sleep the news is as indispensable as the breakfast.
- Thus they became, in effect, extensions of the host itself - as indispensable as a vital organ.
- But undoubtedly the agencies play an indispensable part in ensuring the survival of a people.
- They are indispensable only to themselves and their un-argued political careers.
- Yet what makes this set truly indispensable is its array of extras.
- Absolutely indispensable, it is a must purchase for anyone interested in house or soul music.
- For this reason, she did not have high status although she was indispensable.
- In the former case, this allowed the United States to make itself indispensable.
- Greater equality is a moral imperative and an indispensable element in the battle to eliminate poverty.
- Israel is absolutely indispensable to the Jewish identity of American Jews.
- So all kinds of managers see the brand as indispensable, benign magic.
- In short, as a guide to the new enemies of the left the book is absolutely indispensable.
- This has made the need for computer literacy among the masses indispensable.
- As the UN turns sixty, the organisation is not irrelevant but indispensable.
- The indispensable and vital elements of each and every conversion are made explicit in the experience of the dying thief.
- But there is an indispensable European dimension to national reform policies.
- But protection from those whose direct intention is to kill the innocent is also indispensable.
- The horse is an indispensable character to most stories of Chinese warriors.
Synonyms essential, crucial, necessary, key, vital, needed, required, called for, requisite, important, all-important, vitally important, of the utmost importance, of great consequence, of the essence, critical, life-and-death, imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, compelling, urgent, pressing, burning, acute, paramount, pre-eminent, high-priority, significant, consequential
Derivatives nounɪndɪspɛnsəˈbɪlɪtiˌɪndəˌspɛnsəˈbɪlədi That determination - along with his indispensability - is what ensures he will be available when the business end of the tour comes around. Example sentencesExamples - There's this desperate need to insist not only on France's relevance in an era dominated by Germany, but France's indispensability.
- One kid always used to tag along, unwanted, made fun of, yet somehow of greater indispensability than any of the rest of us.
- Some organizations seek to be known and respected for the products they offer, while others seek to retain their indispensability to selected markets.
- But this hardly amounted to recognition of Russia's indispensability - after all, NATO troops entered Kosovo without Russian consent.
nounˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəblnəsˌɪndəˈspɛnsəb(ə)lnəs Her work has none of the emotional intensity with which partisans of certain colonies or races demonstrate their indispensableness to the patriot cause. Example sentencesExamples - Having said all that, Sues being uncharacteristically nice to me, but Im putting that down to my temporary indispensableness (it is a real word, honestly.)
adverbˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbliˌɪndəˈspɛnsəbli That, and the fact that each combinative element indispensably contributed what only it could do; there were no superfluities. Example sentencesExamples - Nonetheless, preaching indispensably correlates ‘human experience in its depths with the biblical word of God,’ thus ‘linking anamnesis with mimesis.’
- What I have found is that the two elements of our work - development and advocacy - complement each other indispensably.
- But form does not indispensably follow function, rather form inherently influences function.
- She argues that, whatever else marriage is about, ultimately and indispensably it's about ‘the underlying dynamic of male-female sexuality.’
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'not to be allowed or provided for by ecclesiastical dispensation'): from medieval Latin indispensabilis, from in- 'not' + dispensabilis (see dispensable). Definition of indispensable in US English: indispensableadjectiveˌɪndəˈspɛnsəb(ə)lˌindəˈspensəb(ə)l Absolutely necessary. he made himself indispensable to the parish priest Example sentencesExamples - But protection from those whose direct intention is to kill the innocent is also indispensable.
- After a night's sleep the news is as indispensable as the breakfast.
- Israel is absolutely indispensable to the Jewish identity of American Jews.
- But undoubtedly the agencies play an indispensable part in ensuring the survival of a people.
- The indispensable and vital elements of each and every conversion are made explicit in the experience of the dying thief.
- In the former case, this allowed the United States to make itself indispensable.
- The horse is an indispensable character to most stories of Chinese warriors.
- Absolutely indispensable, it is a must purchase for anyone interested in house or soul music.
- So all kinds of managers see the brand as indispensable, benign magic.
- Thus they became, in effect, extensions of the host itself - as indispensable as a vital organ.
- Yet what makes this set truly indispensable is its array of extras.
- Greater equality is a moral imperative and an indispensable element in the battle to eliminate poverty.
- This has made the need for computer literacy among the masses indispensable.
- For this reason, she did not have high status although she was indispensable.
- In short, as a guide to the new enemies of the left the book is absolutely indispensable.
- Necessary in a democratic society does not mean indispensable; nor does it mean desirable.
- Time will tell, in the meantime, this is an indispensable account of the most vital saga in modern music.
- They are indispensable only to themselves and their un-argued political careers.
- As the UN turns sixty, the organisation is not irrelevant but indispensable.
- But there is an indispensable European dimension to national reform policies.
Synonyms essential, crucial, necessary, key, vital, needed, required, called for, requisite, important, all-important, vitally important, of the utmost importance, of great consequence, of the essence, critical, life-and-death, imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, compelling, urgent, pressing, burning, acute, paramount, pre-eminent, high-priority, significant, consequential
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘not to be allowed or provided for by ecclesiastical dispensation’): from medieval Latin indispensabilis, from in- ‘not’ + dispensabilis (see dispensable). |