sine qua nonnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌsɪn.eɪ kwɑː ˈnəʊn/us/ˌsɪn.eɪ kwɑː ˈnoʊn/formala necessary condition without which something is not possible:
An interest in children is a sine qua non of teaching.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- be-all
- big league
- biggie
- building block
- flagship
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- hot button
- kernel
- keynote
- keystone
- nucleus
- pivot
- precondition
- prerequisite
- priority
- requisite
- supply
See more results »