adj.

Required; essential. See synonyms at indispensable.

n.

Something that is indispensable; a requirement.

[Middle English, from Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere, to require. See require.]

requisitely req'ui·site·ly adv.
requisiteness req'ui·site·ness n.

adjective

1. Incapable of being dispensed with: essential, indispensable, necessary, needful, required. See important/unimportant, necessary/unnecessary.
2. Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention: compulsory, imperative, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required. See obligation.

noun

Something indispensable: condition, essential, must, necessity, need, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, sine qua non. See necessary/unnecessary.

IN BRIEF: Necessary for reaching a goal.

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary. — Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: anything indispensable
  Synonyms: necessity, essential, requirement, necessary

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The adjective requisite has one meaning:

Meaning #1: necessary for relief or supply
  Synonyms: needed, needful, required

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nødvendig, fornøden
n. - fornødenhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
vereiste, vereist, nodig

Français (French)
adj. - exigé, requis
n. - condition, fournitures (npl), articles (npl)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erfordernis
adj. - erforderlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απαιτούμενο πράγμα, αναγκαίος όρος
adj. - χρειαζούμενος, χρειώδης, απαιτούμενος, ουσιώδης, απαραίτητος

Italiano (Italian)
requisito, richiesto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - requisito (m)
adj. - requerido, necessário

Русский (Russian)
необходимая вещь, необходимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - requerido, necesario, obligatorio, imprescindible, preciso
n. - requisito, cosa esencial o indispensable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förnödenhet, behov
adj. - erforderlig, nödvändig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
需要的, 必备的, 必不可少的, 必需品, 必要物品, 要素

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 需要的, 必備的, 必不可少的
n. - 必需品, 必要物品, 要素

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 필요한, 필수의, 없어서는 안 될
n. - 필수품, 필요물, 요소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 必要な物, 必需品, 必要条件
adj. - 必要な, 必須の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيى ضروري (صفه) أساسي, ضروري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נחוץ, דרוש‬
n. - ‮תקשיט, אבזר, חפץ דרוש, צורך‬

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