Necessary - Definition
necessary
adj 1: absolutely essential [ant: unnecessary, unneeded]
2: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary
consequences of one's actions"
n 1: anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities
of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers
to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a
place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be
obtained" [syn: necessity, essential, requirement,
requisite, necessary] [ant: inessential,
nonessential]