Form and Necessity

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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Necessity and form are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Form".

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Form and necessity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Form" instead a noun "Necessity".

human	human form	human necessity
good	good form	good necessity
pure	pure form	pure necessity
similar	similar form	similar necessity
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, bad, new, basic, last.

Though this necessity has been somewhat alleviated by the addition of temporary travel powers in the form of jetpacks that can last a fairly significant portion of a character's career.

Source: Sprint Shoes
Taken for Granite: Or silver, or LEGOs... Gargoyles are nocturnal by necessity, as they turn back to their statue form in sunlight.

Source: Roleplay / Ryslig
And your society has taken notes from Nineteen Eighty-Four out of sheer necessity, thanks to said creator's terminal illness taking the form of The Corruption.

Source: Crapsack World / Tabletop Games

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