dispensableness
- noun
- /dɪˈspɛnsəblnəs/
:
prescindibilidad
- During budget cuts, management evaluated the dispensableness of various programs and services.
Examples
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The dispensableness of certain luxury items becomes obvious during financial hardships.
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In modern society, the dispensableness of physical meetings is becoming apparent.
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Modern technology can increase the dispensableness of manual labor in many industries.
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She questioned the dispensableness of some tasks on the daily agenda.
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The dispensableness of certain tasks can lead to increased efficiency.
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The dispensableness of certain tasks allows employees to focus on more important projects.
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In the age of digital communication, the dispensableness of printed materials has been highlighted.
Synonyms
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7.7
The idea that something can be used up or replaced and is not needed
Something that is not needed or necessary
A situation where something is not needed
A state in which something is not necessary
Being more than what is needed
A thing or situation that is not needed
Being easily replaced and treated as unimportant
Antonyms
How Dispensable
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8.7
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8.0
1
7.7
663
1.0
274
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
dispensableness = dispensable (transparent) = dispense + able + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clearly derived adjective 'dispensable', yielding the quality of being dispensable.
Etymology
Dispensableness comes from the verb dispense, which originally meant 'give out' and in the common phrase 'dispense with' it means 'do without'. So dispensableness is the quality of being 'able to be done without' or not essential.