Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war of necessity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: war of ne-ces-si-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A war waged out of necessity, such as due to imminent danger to a country's welfare or sovereignty.

Example Sentences

"We must consider this struggle against the Axis invasion of the Continent a war of necessity, as it threatens to dismantle our very way of life…"

Inflected Forms

wars of necessity (plural)

Antonyms

war of choice

Questions

What does war of necessity mean?: A war waged out of necessity, such as due to imminent danger to a country's welfare or sovereignty.

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