A necessidade
Example: A necessidade de estudar é fundamental para o sucesso.
Definition
"A necessidade" refers to the state or condition of requiring something essential or very important. It often implies a fundamental demand or requirement, such as in the phrase 'A necessidade de estudar é fundamental para o sucesso,' meaning the essential need to study for success.
Etymology
The word "a necessidade" comes from the Latin 'necessitas,' meaning inevitability or constraint. Did you know that it originally conveyed a sense of something unavoidable or compulsory? Over time, it evolved in Portuguese to express the idea of a vital or urgent requirement.
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