English Explanatory Dictionary

indispensable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
  2. Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
  3. Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
noun
  1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
  2. Trousers.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-indispensable.wav /ˌɪndɪˈspensəbəl/

Word forms

indispensable more indispensable most indispensable indispensables

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.

Antonyms

dispensable

Derived words

indispensability indispensable nation indispensableness indispensably
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