necessidade

/nesesiˈdadʒi/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as necessidades

Meaning

  1. need

    • Há necessidade.

      There is a need.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

motivação

Close — motivation often stems from need.

Similar in other languages

French

besoin

besoin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "need."

Practice

1 What does necessidade mean?

2 Fill the gap: Há ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches necessidade?

noun

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