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1. | [ adjective ] absolutely necessary; vitally necessary | |
Synonyms: | indispensable | |
Examples: | "essential tools and materials" "funds essential to the completion of the project" "an indispensable worker" |
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Related terms: | necessary | |
2. | [ adjective ] basic and fundamental | |
Examples: | "the essential feature" |
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Related terms: | inessential basal substantial vital no-frills constituent virtual biogenic must staple important necessary primary crucial intrinsic indispensable unexpendable essentiality | |
3. | [ adjective ] of the greatest importance | |
Synonyms: | all-important of_the_essence crucial all_important | |
Examples: | "the all-important subject of disarmament" "crucial information" "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" |
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Related terms: | important | |
4. | [ adjective ] of the greatest importance | |
Synonyms: | all-important of_the_essence crucial all_important | |
Examples: | "the all-important subject of disarmament" "crucial information" "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" |
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Related terms: | important | |
5. | [ noun ] anything indispensable | |
Synonyms: | requirement necessity necessary requisite | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | inessential entity thing need must desideratum want | |
6. | [ adjective ] absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed | |
Related terms: | unexpendable | |
7. | [ adjective ] being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc | |
Examples: | "essential oil" |
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Related terms: | essence | |
8. | [ adjective ] (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right | |
Synonyms: | substantive | |
Examples: | "substantive law" |
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Related terms: | adjective law | |
Similar spelling: |
essentially essentiality |