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(nɒnɪsɛnʃəl)
Word forms: nonessentialsregional note: in BRIT, also use non-essential
1. adjective [usu ADJ n]
Nonessential means not absolutely necessary.
The crisis has led to the closure of a number of nonessential government services.
...non-essential goods.
2. plural noun
Nonessentials are things that are not absolutely necessary.
In a recession, consumers could be expected to cut down on nonessentials like toys.

nonessential in British English

(ˌnɒnɪˈsɛnʃəl)
adjective
1. 
not essential; not necessary
2.  biochemistry
(of an amino acid in a particular organism) able to be synthesized from other substances
noun
3. 
a nonessential person or thing

nonessential in American English

(ˌnɑnəˈsɛnʃəl)
adjective
1. 
not essential; of relatively no importance; unnecessary
2.  Biochemistry
designating biological compounds, esp. amino acids, required by living systems, that can be made in adequate amounts from other dietary constituents
noun
3. 
a nonessential person or thing

Examples of 'nonessential' in a sentence
nonessential

Open your current bulletin and cut out anything that is nonessential.
Christianity Today (2000)
Nonessential tissues like hair and nails become dry and grow less well.
The Sun (2009)
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