Indispensable Definition
ĭndĭ-spĕnsə-bəl
adjective
That cannot be dispensed with or neglected.
Webster's New World
That cannot be omitted; absolutely necessary or required.
Webster's New World
Obligatory; unavoidable.
The routine but indispensable ceremonies of state.
American Heritage
(of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.]
The law was moral and indispensable. -Bp. Burnet.
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noun
An indispensable person or thing.
Webster's New World
A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]
Wiktionary
(in the plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers. [from 19th c.]
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Other Word Forms of Indispensable
Noun
Singular:
indispensable
Plural:
indispensablesOrigin of Indispensable
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From Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensabilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.
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