nonessential | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not of prime or central importance | |
Synonyms: | incidental | |
Examples: | "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA |
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Related terms: | inessential | |
2. | [ noun ] anything that is not essential | |
Synonyms: | inessential | |
Examples: | "they discarded all their inessentials" |
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Related terms: | necessity entity thing adjunct | |
Similar spelling: |
nonsensical nonsensicality |