Indispensable

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	On the other side, honour and support, all that which gratitude requires to return for the benefits received by and from them, is the indispensable duty of the child, and the proper privilege of the parents. (Second Treatise of Government)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	On the expiration of two months from the coming into force of the present Treaty there must only exist in Germany the number of military schools which is absolutely indispensable for the recruitment of the officers of the units allowed. (reference)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	Special associations between members of the United Nations which have no aggressive point against any other country, which harbor no design incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations, far from being harmful, are beneficial and, as I believe, indispensable. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
United Nations	1948	Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Use in Literature: Indispensable

Non-Fiction Usage: Indispensable

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		The latter is upgrading their technology, an indispensable step for expansion. (references)
		Maintenance products and managerial know-how are indispensable to maintain the marinas. (references)
		Local service and maintenance alliances are indispensable to penetration into the Argentine security and safety fields. (references)
Economic History	Georgia	A good local attorney is, therefore, indispensable for legal transaction. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	Consequently, above average sales service and customer support are indispensable to win and maintain new clients. (references)
	Japan	Japan is an indispensable partner on UN reform, and broadly supports the U.S. on nonproliferation and nuclear issues. (references)
Travel	Taiwan	There are numerous printers in Taiwan specializing in printing these indispensable business aids. (references)
	Georgia	The appreciation of wine is an important part of Georgian culture, where it has been cultivated for 5,000 years, and wine is an indispensable part of any meal. (references)
Worker Rights	El Salvador	Minors, age 14 or older, may receive special Labor Ministry permission to work, but only where such employment is indispensable to the sustenance of the minor and his or her family. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: Indispensable

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	To an active external commerce the protection of a naval force is indispensable.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	The distance, however, of some of them and indispensable previous arrangements may have retarded its commencement in some of its parts.
James Madison	1809-1817	Because the Bill violates the equality which ought to be the basis of every law, and which is more indispensable, in proportion as the validity or expediency of any law is more liable to be impeached.
James Monroe	1817-1825	Their civilization is indispensable to their safety, and this can be accomplished only by degrees.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	This indispensable power thus surrendered by the States must be within the scope of the authority on the subject expressly delegated to Congress.
James Buchanan	1857-1861	But be this as it may, it is the imperative and indispensable duty of the Government of the United States to secure to every resident inhabitant the free and independent expression of his opinion by his vote.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	Just as America's role is indispensable in preserving the world's peace, so is each nation's role indispensable in preserving its own peace.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Seapower is indispensable to our global position, in peace and also in war.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	America stands alone as the world's indispensable nation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Usage Frequency: Indispensable

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Indispensable

Modern Translation: Indispensable

Language		Translations for "indispensable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i nevojshëm (due, essential, necessary, needful, required), i duhur (accordant, appropriate, befitting, comely, due, due to, fitting, necessary, needful, owing, proper, required, right), i domosdoshëm (imperatival, imperative, necessary, needful, obligate, prerequisite), i detyrueshëm (enforceable, inalienable, mandatory, necessary, oblatory, obligate, obligatory, obliging). (various references)

Arabic		‏لازم لا مفر منه, ‏لا غنى عنه, ‏لا بديل له (irreplaceable), ‏حيوي (animated, athletic, bonny, dashing, lifeline, necessary, needful, pivotal, spirited, vital), ‏ضروري (must, necessary, needful, requisite, substantial), ‏أساسي (absolute, alkaline, basal, base, capital, cardinal, close, constitutional, formal, fundamental, imperative, innate, inward, leading, main, major, material, momentous, nub, organic, overriding, paramount, piece de resistance, primal, primary, principal, radical, right, staple, substantial, ultimate, underling). (various references)

Bulgarian		крайно необходима вещ, крайно необходим човек, от първа необходимост, необходим (must, necessary, needful), належащ (imperious, urgent), задължителен (compulsory, forced, mandatory, must, obligatory, required). (various references)

Chinese		不可缺少 . (various references)

Czech		nutný (essential, imperative, inescapable, necessary, needful, perquisite, requisite, urgent), nezbytný (basic, essential, imperative, inevitable, necessary, needful, urgent, vital), nepostradatelný. (various references)

Danish		uundværlig. (various references)

Dutch		onmisbaar. (various references)

Esperanto		nemalhavebla. (various references)

Farsi		ناگزیر (Hobson'schoice, Incumbent, Inevitable, Needful, Perforce), چاره ناپذیر (Inescapable, Inevitable, Irremediable, Unavoidable), لازم الاجرا, واجب (Essential, Fundametal, Momentous, Necessary, Necessitous, Obligatory, Vital), حتمی (Categorical, Cocksure, Cretain, Emergence, Emergency, Imminent, Imperative, Very), ضروری (Immediate, Imperative, Must, Necessary, Needful, Obligate, Urgent), صرفنظرنکردنی . (various references)

Finnish		välttämätön (essential, imperative, inevitable, necessary, unavoidable), tarpeellinen (due, necessary, needful, required, requisite). (various references)

French		indispensable. (various references)

German		unentbehrlich (essential, indispensably). (various references)

Greek		απαραίτητοσ (necessary, needful), ουσιώδης (essential, fundamental, vital). (various references)

Hebrew		חיוני (essential, necessary, needful, objective, vital), הכרחי (essential, imperative, mandatory, must, necessary, obligatory, vital). (various references)

Hungarian		elengedhetetlen (necessary). (various references)

Indonesian		sangat diperlukan. (various references)

Italian		indispensabile (needful). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		必要　 (essential, necessary), 必要 (essential, necessary), 必須 (required), 必用 (essential, necessary), 不可欠 (essential). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ひつよう (essential, necessary), ひっす (required), ふかけつ (essential). (various references)

Korean		불가결. (various references)

Manx		slane ymmyrchagh. (various references)

Norwegian		uunnværlig. (various references)

Pig Latin		indispensableay.(various references)

Portuguese		indispens�vel, imprescind�vel. (various references)

Romanian		indispensabil (needful), imperios (imperative, imperious, urgent, urgently), esenţial (capital, constituent, constitutive, elemental, essential, fundamental, main, meat, prime, principal, vital), de bazã (base, basic, Cardinal, principal). (various references)

Russian		необходимый (necessary, needful, required, requisite). (various references)

Scottish		éiginneach (one in extremity, oppressive). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nužan (certain, necessary, needful, unavoidable), neophodan (necessary, required, requisite). (various references)

Spanish		indispensable (essential, imperative, necessary, requisite). (various references)

Swedish		oumbärlig. (various references)

Turkish		zorunlu (bound, bound to, coercible, compulsory, derigueur, enforced, essential, forced, forcedly, imperative, imperious, incumbent, irremissible, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, obliged, requisite, unavoidable, urgent), zaruri (material, requisite), mecburi (coercible, compulsory, enforced, enforcedly, forced, forcedly, imperative, imperious, obligatory), kaçınılmaz (fatal, fated, fateful, imperious, ineluctable, inevitable, inextricable, irremissible, unavoidable, urgent), gerekli (essential, imperative, material, necessary, needful, obligatory, ought, requisite, wanted), öncelikli (of first priority, of top priority, predecessor, preferential, preferred, prior, privileged, underlying). (various references)

Ukrainian		обов'язковий (canonic, canonical, mandatory, obligated, obligatory, required), необхідний (must, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, valuable, vital), незамінний (irreplaceable). (various references)

Vietnamese		vật rất cần thiết, rất cần thiết, người rất cần thiết, không thể thiếu được bắt buộc. (various references)

Welsh		anhepgorol (essential), anhepgor (essential). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Indispensable

Derivations & Misspellings: Indispensable

Rhyming with "Indispensable"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "indispensable" (pronounced i'nduspe"nsubul)
9	-s p e" n s u b u l	dispensable.
8	-p e" n s u b u l	compensable.
7	-e" n s u b u l	indefensible, comprehensible, defensible, incomprehensible, ostensible, reprehensible, sensible.
6	-n s u b u l	invincible, irresponsible, responsible.
5	-s u b u l	inexplicable, accessible, addressable, admissible, collapsible, crucible, Embraceable, enforceable, erasable, fixable, flexible, forcible, immiscible, impassable, impermissible, impossible, inaccessible, inadmissible, incompressible, submersible, taxable, inflexible, irascible, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irreversible, leasable, miscible, nontaxable, noticeable, passable, peaceable, permissible, possible, reducible, replaceable, reversible, serviceable, traceable, unenforceable, untraceable.
4	-u b u l	incurable, indefatigable, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, adjustable, admirable, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, employable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, flammable, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immovable, immutable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, teachable, tenable, terrible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irresistible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontransferable, notable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, palatable, palpable, parable, patentable, payable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, retractable, returnable, reusable, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, tolerable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: Indispensable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-i-l-n-n-p-s-s"
	-2 letters: dispensable.
	-3 letters: insensible.
	-4 letters: alienness, baselines, biennales, biennials, blandness, blindness, dailiness, displease, idealises, penalised, penalises, penniless, pinelands, plainness, plebeians, sandpiles, sidelines, spendable.
	-5 letters: abseiled, adenines, anilines, aniseeds, annelids, baldness, baseline, beladies, biennale, biennial, biplanes, blennies, delaines, deniable, deplanes, disables, dispense, enplaned, enplanes, idealess, idealise, idleness, inedible, leanness, lesbians, lindanes, linseeds, painless, paleness, passible, penalise.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-i-l-n-n-p-s-s"
	+1 letter: indispensables.
	+3 letters: indisputableness.
	+4 letters: indispensableness.
	+5 letters: indispensabilities, indisputablenesses.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Requirement	Adjective: required; Verb: requisite, needful, necessary, imperative, essential, indispensable, prerequisite; called for; in demand, in request.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	If there's one thing I really despise, it's an indispensable woman (Two for the Road; writing credit: Frederic Raphael)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: An Indispensable Guide to Eating the Right Carbs for Losing Weight and Optimum Health (reference) Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques: The Indispensable Reference Demonstrates over 700 Illustrated Techniques With 2,000 Photos and 200 recipe (reference) The Essential Wine Book: An Indispensable Guide to the World of Wines (reference) The Father's Almanac: From Pregnancy to Pre-school, Baby Care to Behavior, the Complete and Indispensable Book of Practical Advice and Ideas for Every Man Discovering the Fun and Challenge of Fatherhood (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Vladimir Horowitz: The Indispensable (reference) The Indispensable (reference) The Indispensable 1949-1950 [US 2 Disc] (reference) The Indispensable Benny Goodman, Vol. 5-6 (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Figure 17. Model of the HIRONDELLE's winch. From the beginnings of Prince Albert I of Monaco's oceanographic explorations, he became occupied with equipping his vessels with basic indispensable deck equipment and tools includin g winches, reels of cable, etc. He gave the engineer Jules LeBlanc responsibili ty for this but became a principle collaborator in this area. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Equilibrez Vos Repas : L'Eau la seule boisson indispensable. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Daniel Webster	A solemn and religious regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable element of all true greatness.
John Kenneth Galbraith	Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.
Mencius	In enacting laws, rigor is indispensable; in executing them, mercy.
Samuel Johnson	Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man.
Theodore Parker	Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.
Theodore Roosevelt	The men with the muck-rake are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	99.56%	456	12,822
Noun (proper)	0.44%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	458	N/A

Expression	Frequency per Day
indispensable network power today	29
indispensable	15
bac diplome indispensable	4
acid amino indispensable	3
100 file form form indispensable organizing over personal personal record	3
indispensable language not separate	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	necesse. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "indispensable": indispensableness, indispensablenesses, indispensables. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Indispensable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: indespensable, indespensible, indispensible, indspensable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Indispensable

Definition: Indispensable

Indispensable

Adjective

Synonym: Indispensable

Synonyms within Context: Indispensable

Requirement

Crosswords: Indispensable

Modern Usage: Indispensable

Screenplays

Commercial Usage: Indispensable

Books

Music

Photo Album: Indispensable

Familiar Quotations: Indispensable

Daniel Webster

John Kenneth Galbraith

Mencius

Samuel Johnson

Theodore Parker

Theodore Roosevelt

Historic Usage: Indispensable

John Locke

Treaty of Versailles

Winston S. Churchill

United Nations

Use in Literature: Indispensable

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Non-Fiction Usage: Indispensable

Speeches: Indispensable

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

James Buchanan

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

Bill Clinton

Usage Frequency: Indispensable

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Indispensable

Modern Translation: Indispensable

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Ancestral Language Translations: Indispensable

Derivations & Misspellings: Indispensable

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