| Library / English Dictionary |
REQUISITE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anything indispensable
Example:
a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
Synonyms:
essential; necessary; necessity; requirement; requisite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("requisite" is a kind of...):
thing (a separate and self-contained entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "requisite"):
desideratum (something desired as a necessity)
must (a necessary or essential thing)
need; want (anything that is necessary but lacking)
Derivation:
requisite (necessary for relief or supply)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Necessary for relief or supply
Example:
provided them with all things needful
Synonyms:
needed; needful; required; requisite
Classified under:
Similar:
necessary (absolutely essential)
Derivation:
requisite (anything indispensable)
requisiteness (the state of being absolutely required)
Context examples:
It was the very thing of all others to be wished, it was the best, it was the only way of proceeding with any advantage, in Henry Crawford's opinion; and he directly saw a knoll not half a mile off, which would give them exactly the requisite command of the house.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
But the hindrance thrown in the way of a very speedy intimacy, by the frequent want of one or more of these requisites, prevented their doing more than going through the first rudiments of an acquaintance, by informing themselves how well the other liked Bath, how much she admired its buildings and surrounding country, whether she drew, or played, or sang, and whether she was fond of riding on horseback.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Having never even fancied herself in love before, her regard had all the warmth of first attachment, and, from her age and disposition, greater steadiness than most first attachments often boast; and so fervently did she value his remembrance, and prefer him to every other man, that all her good sense, and all her attention to the feelings of her friends, were requisite to check the indulgence of those regrets which must have been injurious to her own health and their tranquillity.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
But supposing all these conjectures to be false, you cannot contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind, to the last generation, by discovering a passage near the pole to those countries, to reach which at present so many months are requisite; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet, which, if at all possible, can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
But you have not an idea of what is requisite in situations directly opposite to your own.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
You are no stranger to the fact, that there have been periods of my life, when it has been requisite that I should pause, until certain expected events should turn up; when it has been necessary that I should fall back, before making what I trust I shall not be accused of presumption in terming—a spring.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The expense would be nothing, the inconvenience not more; and it was altogether an attention which the delicacy of his conscience pointed out to be requisite to its complete enfranchisement from his promise to his father.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Emma knew what was coming; they must have the letter over again, and settle how long he had been gone, and how much he was engaged in company, and what a favourite he was wherever he went, and how full the Master of the Ceremonies' ball had been; and she went through it very well, with all the interest and all the commendation that could be requisite, and always putting forward to prevent Harriet's being obliged to say a word.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
This had just taken place and with great cordiality, when John Knightley made his appearance, and How d'ye do, George? and John, how are you? succeeded in the true English style, burying under a calmness that seemed all but indifference, the real attachment which would have led either of them, if requisite, to do every thing for the good of the other.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
