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inessential
in·es·sen·tial I0121800 (ĭn′ĭ-sĕn′shəl)adj.1. Not essential; unessential.2. Without essence.n. Something that is not essential. in′es·sen′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.inessential (ˌɪnɪˈsɛnʃəl) adjnot necessarynanything that is not essential ˌinesˌsentiˈality nin•es•sen•tial (ˌɪn ɪˈsɛn ʃəl) adj. 1. not essential; not necessary; nonessential. 2. without essence; insubstantial. n. 3. something that is not essential. [1670–80] in`es•sen`ti•al′i•ty, n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | inessential - anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"nonessentialthing - a separate and self-contained entityadjunct - something added to another thing but not an essential part of itessential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" | Adj. | 1. | inessential - not basic or fundamental unessentialdispensable - capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"expendable - suitable to be expendedunimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"extrinsic - not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"unnecessary, unneeded - not necessarysecondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" | | 2. | inessential - not absolutely necessaryunnecessary, unneeded - not necessary |
inessentialadjective1. unnecessary, redundant, superfluous, spare, surplus, optional, needless, extraneous, extrinsic, uncalled-for, dispensable We judged footnotes inessential to the text.noun1. luxury, extra, extravagance, trimming, accessory, makeweight, superfluity He could strip away inessentials to reach the core of a problem. Cut down your spending on inessentials.inessentialadjectiveNot necessary:dispensable, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unrequired.Translationsinessential (inəˈsenʃəl) noun, adjective (something) which is not essential. We have no money for inessentials; inessential luxuries. 非必要的(東西) 无关紧要的(东西) inessential
Synonyms for inessentialadj unnecessarySynonyms- unnecessary
- redundant
- superfluous
- spare
- surplus
- optional
- needless
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- uncalled-for
- dispensable
noun luxurySynonyms- luxury
- extra
- extravagance
- trimming
- accessory
- makeweight
- superfluity
Synonyms for inessentialadj not necessarySynonyms- dispensable
- needless
- nonessential
- uncalled-for
- unessential
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unrequired
Synonyms for inessentialnoun anything that is not essentialSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- essential
- necessary
- requisite
- necessity
- requirement
adj not basic or fundamentalSynonymsRelated Words- dispensable
- expendable
- unimportant
- extrinsic
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- secondary
Antonymsadj not absolutely necessaryRelated Words |