indispensable

/ษชndษชหˆspษ›nsษ™bษ™l/

IPA: /IH0 N D IH0 S P EH1 N S AH0 B AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.

  2. 2

    (in the plural) Trousers.

adjective
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    (of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.

    โ€œThe law was moral and indispensable. -Bp. Burnetโ€

  3. 3

    Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.

    โ€œAn indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.โ€

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indispensable