- 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 were used competitively until 1840, where usage seems to have settled on indispensable
- Indispensable, Essential, Tool of the trade, Staple item
Edit: Wow, that is quite the ambitious undertaking Given that the aim is to be a lightweight way to unify data models, Staple would lend the double meaning of "indispensable" and "a tiny thing that joins larger pieces together " That would be my personal choice Other words for "indispensable" include Vital, Crucial, and Key
- word choice - Indispensable for vs, indispensable to - English . . .
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' to 'for' without changing the meaning, or if the meaning changes, what would be the difference This is kind of a same question with the second question
- Meaning of indispensable in Thoreau quote [closed]
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 Books) Thoreau was a strong believer in simplicity of living, so you are correct when you say that "not only indispensable" makes no sense
- meaning - whats the difference between Indispensable Amino Acid and . . .
Indispensable nutrients (including amino acids) are those without which life is impossible Indispensable nutrients that cannot be internally produced, but must be consumed from some external source, are called essential "Essential" is a scientific term of art in nutrition (i e it has a fixed, universally understood meaning); "indispensable
- A word for a statement that doesnt need to be said
There's an unwanted connotation of condescension in axiomatic: we're probably all familiar with famous proofs and methods without knowing the proofs themselves -- a boy might be able to use the Pythagorean Theorem to estimate the size of a ladder needed to paint a 3rd floor window, without being able to prove it, i e he knows the proposition, not the axioms which precede it
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indispensable would be a stronger adjective also (of duties, rules etc ) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored As the hour grows later, food takes on greater weight: an indispensable ritual in preparation for the abyss of night, an important sense of satiation at day's end ~
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