requisite

[ rek-wuh-zit ]
/ ˈrɛk wə zɪt /

adjective

required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.

noun

something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc.

Origin of requisite

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin requīsītus past participle of requīrere to seek; see require, -ite2

SYNONYMS FOR requisite

1 needed, needful. See necessary.
2 necessity. See requirement.

ANTONYMS FOR requisite

1 dispensable.
2 luxury.

OTHER WORDS FROM requisite

Words nearby requisite

requiem shark, requiescat, requiescat in pace, require, requirement, requisite, requisition, requital, requite, reradiation, rerailing

British Dictionary definitions for non-requisite

requisite
/ (ˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /

adjective

absolutely essential; indispensable

noun

something indispensable; necessity

Derived forms of requisite

requisitely, adverb requisiteness, noun

Word Origin for requisite

C15: from Latin requisītus sought after, from requīrere to seek for, require