nonnecessity
noun
non·ne·ces·si·ty
ˌnän-ni-ˈse-sə-tē 
-ˈse-stē
plural nonnecessities
1
: the condition of not being necessary
… the issues being raised go well beyond legalities underlying the necessity or nonnecessity for an environmental impact statement.—
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: something that is not a necessity : something inessential or unnecessary
… I had no intimation that … the government would permit shipment of such nonnecessities.—Neil G. Carey
Neil G. CareyExamples of nonnecessity in a Sentence
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The nonnecessity of it all.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2021
Campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said neither of the infected individuals was in close contact, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with Biden or Harris within the past 48 hours, rendering self-quarantining a nonnecessity.
—Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2020
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2021
Campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said neither of the infected individuals was in close contact, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with Biden or Harris within the past 48 hours, rendering self-quarantining a nonnecessity.
—Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2020
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“Nonnecessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonnecessity. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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