word choice - "Indispensable for" vs, "indispensable to" - English ...
Apr 30, 2017 · Oh, sorry i wrongly typed "indispensable" to "indispensible". The original sentence was " His article was indispensable to the company". But I came to wonder if it was possible to change 'to' …
adjectives - "Indispensible": is it correct? - English Language & Usage ...
The use statistics are: 35 for indispensible vs. 1887 for indispensable, so it is overwhelmingly in favour of the latter. Google ngram confirms that this is not a particularly recent trend, and that the two words …
Indispensable, Essential, "Tool of the trade", "Staple item"
Aug 28, 2023 · the monkey wrench being the most indispensable item for a plumber scissors being the most indispensable item for a tailor etc. A different but equally useful direction of meaning would be a …
Meaning of "indispensable" in Thoreau quote [closed]
Nov 2, 2015 · It is indeed "not indispensable": Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. (Google …
meaning - what's the difference between "Indispensable Amino Acid" …
Apr 25, 2014 · As I have seen several times of the using of those two words in even the same book. But I don't know what's the difference meaning between those two words.
Word meaning both useful and essential
Nov 6, 2014 · I'm looking for a word meaning a thing that essential and indispensable, but with strong connotations of being functional and useful. This thing is essential because it is useful. The closest I'v...
A word for a statement that doesn't need to be said
Jul 20, 2016 · I don't think this has the right meaning. From what I understand, a "sine qua non" is something that is indispensable, but the question asks for a word to describe statements that are …
prefixes - A word that means 'most important'? - English Language ...
Apr 4, 2014 · Indispensable is a statement of necessity not importance. Things can be indispensable yet trivial, due to their availability. My own suggestion would be vital, as in "it is vital your organs remain …
What is an adjective or phrase to qualify a small number of something ...
Dec 9, 2022 · I'm trying to find an adjective or a periphrasis to qualify a substance that can be found in small quantities but that is here whatever, and has a important effect on the system where it can be …
"Prerequisite for" vs. "prerequisite to" - English Language & Usage ...
Aug 14, 2012 · Thus, for Central Asia, two indispensable prerequisites of a future democratic evolution are the avoidance of either internal or interstate wars and the continuing external pressure for reform …