necessities, necessaries

necessities, necessaries
These terms apply to items or matters considered essential, necessary, requisite, or at least important: "the necessities (or necessaries) of shelter and food." Necessities is the stronger and more generally used of the two, except perhaps in some sections of rural New England where necessaries has the meaning of "privies" or "chamber pots."

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  • necessaries — See necessities. See necessities, necessaries …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • necessities — See necessities, necessaries …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • necessaries — necessaries, necessities Both words are well attested in the meaning ‘the basic physical requirements of life, including food, warmth, and shelter’: • I gathered up what few necessaries I could quickly lay my hands on tobacco and papers, coffee,… …   Modern English usage

  • necessities — necessaries, necessities Both words are well attested in the meaning ‘the basic physical requirements of life, including food, warmth, and shelter’: • I gathered up what few necessaries I could quickly lay my hands on tobacco and papers, coffee,… …   Modern English usage

  • necessities — index necessary, sustenance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 necessities …   Law dictionary

  • necessaries — Synonyms and related words: bare necessities, call for, demand, demand for, desideration, desideratum, essential, essentials, indispensable, must, must item, necessities, necessity, need, need for, occasion, prerequirement, prerequisite,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • necessities — See necessaries …   Black's law dictionary

  • necessities — See necessaries …   Black's law dictionary

  • necessities — See necessaries; necessity …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • bare necessities — Synonyms and related words: call for, demand, demand for, desideration, desideratum, essential, essentials, indispensable, must, must item, necessaries, necessities, necessity, need, need for, occasion, prerequirement, prerequisite, requirement,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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