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necessity is the mother of invention

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
ne-ces-si-ty is the -moth-er of in-ven-tion
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
8
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.

Inflected Forms

necessity is the mother of innovation (alternative)

Phrases

make a virtue of necessity the wish is father to the thought

Frequently Paired Words

make a virtue of necessity the wish is father to the thought

Questions

What does necessity is the mother of invention mean?
The primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.

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