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necessity vs desideratum

desideratum vs necessity

necessity and desideratum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
necessity Yes No No No
desideratum Yes No No No
As nouns, desideratum is a hyponym of necessity; that is, desideratum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than necessity:
  • necessity: anything indispensable
  • desideratum: something desired as a necessity
Other hyponyms of necessity include must, need, want.
necessity (noun) desideratum (noun)
anything indispensable something desired as a necessity
the condition of being essential or indispensable
Difference between necessity and desideratum

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