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nonnecessity

noun

Definition of nonnecessitynext
as in incidental

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnecessity
  1. incidental
  2. luxury
  3. filler
  4. equipment
  5. subsidiary
  6. extra
  7. nonessential
  8. embroidery
Noun
  • Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • That includes park tickets, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and incidentals for all three people.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Definition of incidental
Noun
  • Christie’s hopes the new division will serve as a bridge to its luxury and fine art divisions.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Rent for a luxury studio apartment in downtown Miami might cost as much as $3,700 a month, Jeffries said.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of luxury
Noun
  • For medi-spa devotees, dermal fillers and skin-tightening treatments are available, too.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Swapping the polyurethane for another filler would tailor the same basic architecture for energy absorption, vibration damping, thermal management, or other applications.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of filler
Noun
  • Also, many ingredients for the final material still have to come from Earth, requiring the transport of hundreds of tons of cargo and equipment to Mars over several months.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Ahead of this storm, Formica said workers secured dock lines, moved loose items and equipment out of harm’s way and parked the marina’s trucks and forklifts at the highest point of the property.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of equipment
Noun
  • Charles’ son Chase also runs Koch Disruptive Technologies, a venture capital subsidiary.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Motorists drive past an ADNOC Gas a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company facility in Abu Dhabi on March 3, 2026.
    — Joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsidiary
Noun
  • A lot of the students got started as extras on Killers of the Flower Moon and were inspired to begin acting.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Surveys of consumer sentiment and presidential approval polls continue to drift lower even as household spending on extras such as travel and dining out remains steady.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of extra
Noun
  • Anything deemed nonessential would be put on hold, so Americans could experience delays with certain services and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go without pay.
    — Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of nonessential
Noun
  • Every print, fabric, embroidery, and silhouette was carefully considered to create pieces that feel both beautiful and effortless.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The First Daughter’s powder blue dress and jacket were created with Eastern influences and required more than 1,000 hours of hand embroidery.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of embroidery
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“Nonnecessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnecessity. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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