English Explanatory Dictionary

necessity is the mother of invention

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. The primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-necessity is the mother of invention.wav

Word forms

necessity is the mother of invention necessity is the mother of innovation

Related words

make a virtue of necessity the wish is father to the thought
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