Associations to the word «Indispensable»

Wiktionary

INDISPENSABLE, adjective. (ecclesiastical) (obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c.]
INDISPENSABLE, adjective. (of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.]
INDISPENSABLE, adjective. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]
INDISPENSABLE, noun. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]
INDISPENSABLE, noun. (in the plural) (colloquial) (dated) Trousers. [from 19th c.]
INDISPENSABLE NATION, noun. The one nation that supposedly keeps the world affairs in check via its economic and military clout

Dictionary definition

INDISPENSABLE, adjective. Not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition".
INDISPENSABLE, adjective. Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker".
INDISPENSABLE, adjective. Unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state".

Wise words

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Confucius