indispensable

[ in-di-spen-suh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.

  2. incapable of being disregarded or neglected: an indispensable obligation.

noun
  1. a person or thing that is indispensable.

Origin of indispensable

1
First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin indispēnsābilis “not subject to dispensation.” See in-3, dispensable

synonym study For indispensable

1. See necessary.

Other words for indispensable

Other words from indispensable

  • in·dis·pen·sa·bil·i·ty, in·dis·pen·sa·ble·ness, noun
  • in·dis·pen·sa·bly, adverb

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How to use indispensable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for indispensable

indispensable

/ (ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. absolutely necessary; essential

  2. not to be disregarded or escaped: an indispensable role

noun
  1. an indispensable person or thing

Derived forms of indispensable

  • indispensability or indispensableness, noun
  • indispensably, adverb

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