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Meaning of essential

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

essential

Pronunciation:/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A necessary ingredient.

  2. A fundamental ingredient.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Necessary.

    Synonyms:indispensable
    Antonyms:accessorialaccidentalincidentalunnecessaryunneeded

  2. Very important; of high importance.

    Synonyms:crucial
    Antonyms:unimportant

  3. Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested

  4. Being in the basic form; showing its essence.

    Example: Don’t mind him being grumpy. That’s the essential Fred.

    Antonyms:adscititious
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/essential

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