DISPENSABLENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality possessed by something that you can get along without

Synonyms:

dispensability; dispensableness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("dispensableness" is a kind of...):

inessentiality (not of basic importance)

Attribute:

dispensable (capable of being dispensed with or done without)

indispensable (not to be dispensed with; essential)

Antonym:

indispensableness (the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without)

Derivation:

dispensable (capable of being dispensed with or done without)