[1650–60; un-1 + essential]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhand, gas, pony, profile, romanticun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment)
Examples of 'unessential' in a sentence
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Inflation had risen faster than salaries, leading to a fall in spending on unessential items.