indispensable
indispensable · indispensables
A thing that is not dispensableA thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/
» Tom considers himself indispensable.
Том вважає себе незамінним.
Meaning
2 sensesA thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
(colloquial, dated, in the plural)Trousers.
Examples
64 sentencesTom considers himself indispensable.
Том вважає себе незамінним. — deniko
Water is indispensable to life.
Вода необхідна для життя. — shanghainese
ruВода необходима для жизни. — Khvalovsky
Nobody is indispensable.
Незамінних не буває. — deniko
Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.
Tom has made himself indispensable.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, correspondBorrowed from Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensābilis, corresponding to in- + dispensable.
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Forms
plural: indispensables| Singular | indispensable |
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