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inessential definition
inessential |
Grep of noun inessential inessential inessentiality Overview of noun inessential The noun inessential has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inessential, nonessential -- (anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials") Overview of adj inessential The adj inessential has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inessential, unessential -- (not basic or fundamental) 2. inessential -- (not absolutely necessary) Antonyms of adj inessential 2 senses of inessential Sense 1 inessential (vs. essential), unessential essential (vs. inessential) => basal, basic, primary => biogenic => constituent(postnominal), constitutional, constitutive(postnominal), organic => must(postnominal) => no-frills(postnominal) => staple => substantial, substantive, in essence => virtual(postnominal) => vital, life-sustaining Sense 2 inessential INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary Similarity of adj inessential 2 senses of inessential Sense 1 inessential (vs. essential), unessential => complemental, complementary, completing => incidental, nonessential Also See-> dispensable#1; expendable#1; extrinsic#1; secondary#1; unimportant#1; unnecessary#1, unneeded#1 Sense 2 inessential => unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded Attributes of adj inessential 1 of 2 senses of inessential Sense 1 inessential (vs. essential), unessential => essentiality, essentialness Familiarity of adj inessential inessential used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj inessential inessential Overview of noun inessential The noun inessential has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inessential, nonessential -- (anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials") Overview of adj inessential The adj inessential has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inessential, unessential -- (not basic or fundamental) 2. inessential -- (not absolutely necessary)
inessential definition
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