UNESSENTIAL

inessential, unessential

(adjective) not basic or fundamental

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unessential (comparative more unessential, superlative most unessential)

Not essential.

Synonyms: inessential, unimportant

Antonym: essential

Void of essence, or real being.

Synonym: unsubstantial

Source: Wiktionary


Un`es*sen"tial, a.

1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant. Addison.

2. Void of essence, or real being. [R.] Milton.

Un`es*sen"tial, n.

Definition: Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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