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Indispensable Common

Origin: Latin suffix -able

Indispensable has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.

"My old coffee maker has become indispensable to my morning routine since I can't bear starting the day without it."

Adjective
1

not to be dispensed with; essential

"foods indispensable to good nutrition"

2

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

"essential tools and materials"

"funds essential to the completion of the project"

"an indispensable worker"

3

unavoidable

"the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"

4

Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.

"The bishop insisted that the marriage contract remain indispensable, refusing any special dispensation to allow the couple to bypass the strict canonical requirements for age and consent."

Example Sentences
"foods indispensable to good nutrition" adjective
"essential tools and materials" adjective
"funds essential to the completion of the project" adjective
"an indispensable worker" adjective
"the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
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Rhyming Words
ble able roble ruble doble fable bible buble amble gable sable noble coble moble cable table bable kable mable viable
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