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Necessity vs Fortune - What's the difference?

necessity | fortune | Related terms |

Necessity is a related term of fortune.


As a noun necessity

is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

As an adjective fortune is

with good luck; fortunate.

Commodity vs Necessity - What's the difference?

commodity | necessity |


As nouns the difference between commodity and necessity

is that commodity is convenience; usefulness, suitability while necessity is (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Inevitablility vs Necessity - What's the difference?

inevitablility | necessity |


As a noun necessity is

the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Freedom vs Necessity - What's the difference?

freedom | necessity |


As nouns the difference between freedom and necessity

is that freedom is (uncountable) the state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved while necessity is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Difficulty vs Necessity - What's the difference?

difficulty | necessity | Related terms |

Difficulty is a related term of necessity.


As nouns the difference between difficulty and necessity

is that difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do while necessity is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Press vs Necessity - What's the difference?

press | necessity | Related terms |

Press is a related term of necessity.


As nouns the difference between press and necessity

is that press is (lb) a device used to apply pressure to an item while necessity is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

As a verb press

is (ambitransitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight.

Predicament vs Necessity - What's the difference?

predicament | necessity | Related terms |

Predicament is a related term of necessity.


As nouns the difference between predicament and necessity

is that predicament is a definite class, state or condition while necessity is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

Necessity vs Duress - What's the difference?

necessity | duress | Related terms |

Necessity is a related term of duress.


In legal|lang=en terms the difference between necessity and duress

is that necessity is (legal) greater utilitarian good; used in justification of a criminal act while duress is (legal) the state of compulsion or necessity in which a person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restraint of his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence, to incur a civil liability or to commit an offence.

As nouns the difference between necessity and duress

is that necessity is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite while duress is (obsolete) harsh treatment.

As a verb duress is

to put under ; to pressure.

Strait vs Necessity - What's the difference?

strait | necessity | Related terms |

Strait is a related term of necessity.


As nouns the difference between strait and necessity

is that strait is (geography) a narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water while necessity is the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

As an adjective strait

is (archaic) narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.

As a verb strait

is (obsolete) to put to difficulties.

As an adverb strait

is (obsolete) strictly; rigorously.

Compulsion vs Necessity - What's the difference?

compulsion | necessity | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between compulsion and necessity

is that compulsion is an irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences while necessity is (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

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