Indispensabilities

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The state of being absolutely necessary or essential for a purpose or function
2. an inherent quality that is required for achieving effectiveness or success
3. a condition where certain elements or components are so critical that their absence would hinder progress or operations

Etymology: "Indispensabilities" is simply the plural of "indispensability," the noun for the quality of being impossible to do without. The base word is "indispensable," which joins the prefix "in-" (not) to "dispensable," itself built from "dispense" with the suffix "-able" (capable of being). The sense of "dispense" is that of distributing or doing without, so something dispensable could be spared, and the indispensable is what cannot be set aside. Adding "-ity" turns the adjective into a noun for the quality, and the plural form names several such essentials at once, which is how the word is used here to mean a set of absolute requirements.

Synonyms: necessities, requirements, essentialities, prerequisites, fundamentals

Antonyms: unnecessariness, nonessentials, unimportance, frivolities, superfluities