Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necessary place

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: nec-es-sary -place
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He bought, for example, a common edition of Horace, of which he tore off gradually a couple of pages, carried them with him to that necessary place, read them first, and then sent them down as a sacrifice to Cloacina: this was so much time fairly gained, and I recommend you to follow his example."

Etymology

Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

necessary places (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

necessary

Synonyms

bathroom

Questions

What does necessary place mean?: A place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
Where does necessary place come from?: Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

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