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essential
/ə'sɛnʃəl/
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Definitions of essential
  1. noun
    anything indispensable
    "the essentials of the good life"

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    necessary necessity requirement requisite
    Opposite:
    inessential
    type of:
    thing
  2. adjective
    of the greatest importance

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    all-important all important crucial of the essence of import important
  3. adjective
    absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
    "essential tools and materials" "funds essential to the completion of the project"

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    indispensable necessary
  4. adjective
    defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

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    substantive
  5. adjective
    basic and fundamental
    "the essential feature"

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    substantial life-sustaining must substantive no-frills virtual staple constitutional constitutive vital organic biogenic constituent
    Opposite:
    inessential
  6. being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
    "essential oil"
Examples of essential
  • "the essentials of the good life"
  • "essential tools and materials"
  • "funds essential to the completion of the project"
  • "the essential feature"
  • "essential oil"
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