different between indispensable vs valuable

English

Etymology

From Middle French indispensable, from Medieval Latin indispensabilis, corresponding to in- +? dispensable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nd??sp?ns?b?l/

Adjective

indispensable (comparative more indispensable, superlative most indispensable)

1. (ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c.]
2. (of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.]

   The law was moral and indispensable. -Bp. Burnet

3. Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]

   An indispensable component of a heart-healthy diet.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:requisite

Antonyms

• dispensable

Derived terms

• indispensability
• indispensableness
• indispensably

Translations

Noun

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]
2. (in the plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers. [from 19th c.]

Catalan

Adjective

indispensable (masculine and feminine plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dis.p??.sabl/

Adjective

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

Further reading

• “indispensable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indispen?sable/, [?n?.d?is.p?n?sa.??le]

Adjective

indispensable (plural indispensables)

1. indispensable

English

Etymology

value +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?vælju?bl?/, /?vælj?bl?/
• Hyphenation: val?u?ab?le, val?uab?le

Adjective

valuable (comparative more valuable, superlative most valuable)

1. Having a great value.

2. Estimable; deserving esteem.

   a valuable friend; a valuable companion

Synonyms

• worthy, worthly

Antonyms

• worthless

Translations

Noun

valuable (plural valuables)

1. a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

Translations