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INDISPENSABLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
Synonyms:
indispensability; indispensableness; vitalness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("indispensableness" is a kind of...):
essentiality; essentialness (basic importance)
Antonym:
dispensableness (the quality possessed by something that you can get along without)
Derivation:
indispensable (not to be dispensed with; essential)
indispensable (absolutely necessary; vitally necessary)