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inessential
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun inessential has 1 sense
- inessential(n = noun.object) nonessential - anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials" is a kind of thing
has particulars: adjunct
Antonym: essential
Adjective inessential has 2 senses
- inessential(a = adj.all) unessential - not basic or fundamental; Array Antonym: essential
- inessential(s = adj.all) Array - not absolutely necessary; Array
Derived form noun inessentiality1
CIDE DICTIONARY
inessential, a. [Pref. in- not + essential: cf. F. inessentiel.].
- Having no essence or being. H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]"The womb of inessential Naught." [1913 Webster]
- Not essential; not required to achieve a given purpose; unessential; unnecessary. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
inessential, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 not necessary.
2 dispensable.
--n. an inessential thing.
--adj.
1 not necessary.
2 dispensable.
--n. an inessential thing.
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