Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necessitous

/nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
ne-ces-si-tous
IPA
/nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Needy, indigent, destitute, poor.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From necessity + -ous, after Middle French nécessiteux.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more necessitous (comparative) most necessitous (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce necessitous?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈsɛ.sə.təs/.
What does necessitous mean?
Needy, indigent, destitute, poor.
Where does necessitous come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce necessitous

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