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essential

/ essential /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
basic and fundamental
"the essential feature"
Similar:
basal basic primary biogenic constituent(a) constitutional constitutive(a) organic
Opposites:
inessential unessential
See also:
crucial important of import indispensable intrinsic
adjective satellite Sense 2
absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed
Similar:
unexpendable
adjective satellite Sense 3
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
"essential tools and materials"
"funds essential to the completion of the project"
"an indispensable worker"
Similar:
necessary
adjective Sense 4
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
"essential oil"
Pertains to:
essence
noun Sense 5
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"
Opposites:
inessential nonessential
Type of:
thing
Kinds of:
desideratum must need want
Derived:
want need require necessitate ask
adjective Sense 6
applying to essential legal principles and rules of right
"substantive law"
Opposites:
adjective procedural
Domain:
law jurisprudence
adjective satellite Sense 7
of the greatest importance
"the all-important subject of disarmament"
"crucial information"
"in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
Similar:
important of import
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
12
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

basal basic primary biogenic constituent(a) constitutional constitutive(a) organic inessential unessential unexpendable necessary