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es⋅sen⋅tial
[uh-sen-shuh
l]
–adjective
| 1. | absolutely necessary; indispensable: Discipline is essential in an army. |
| 2. | pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing. |
| 3. | noting or containing an essence of a plant, drug, etc. |
| 4. | being such by its very nature or in the highest sense; natural; spontaneous: essential happiness. |
| 5. | Mathematics.
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–noun
| 6. | a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point: Concentrate on essentials rather than details. |
Related forms:
es⋅sen⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
es⋅sen⋅tial⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. fundamental, basic, inherent, intrinsic, vital. See necessary. 2. Essential, inherent, intrinsic refer to that which is in the natural composition of a thing. Essential suggests that which is in the very essence or constitution of a thing: Oxygen and hydrogen are essential in water. Inherent means inborn or fixed from the beginning as a permanent quality or constituent of a thing: properties inherent in iron. Intrinsic implies belonging to the nature of a thing itself, and comprised within it, without regard to external considerations or accidentally added properties: the intrinsic value of diamonds.
1. fundamental, basic, inherent, intrinsic, vital. See necessary. 2. Essential, inherent, intrinsic refer to that which is in the natural composition of a thing. Essential suggests that which is in the very essence or constitution of a thing: Oxygen and hydrogen are essential in water. Inherent means inborn or fixed from the beginning as a permanent quality or constituent of a thing: properties inherent in iron. Intrinsic implies belonging to the nature of a thing itself, and comprised within it, without regard to external considerations or accidentally added properties: the intrinsic value of diamonds.
Antonyms:
2. incidental, extraneous, extrinsic; accidental.
2. incidental, extraneous, extrinsic; accidental.
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es·sen·tial (ĭ-sěn'shəl) adj.
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