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inessential

[ in-i-sen-shuh l ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈsɛn ʃəl /

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adjective

not essential; not necessary; nonessential.

without essence; insubstantial.

noun

that which is not essential.

Origin of inessential

First recorded in 1670–80; in-³ + essential

OTHER WORDS FROM inessential

in·es·sen·ti·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby inessential

inertial platform, inertial system, inertial upper stage, inescapable, inescutcheon, inessential, inessive, inestimable, inevitable, inexact, inexactitude

Example sentences from the Web for inessential

In everything he sought for the essential form, the form that contains all the other inessential forms.

Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art |John Gould Fletcher
You've been a good father in every inessential way, but no father at all in all that goes to make us men.

The Sins of the Children |Cosmo Hamilton
The secret of my strength is my ability to reject every element that is harmful or inessential to the completion of my self.

The House of the Vampire |George Sylvester Viereck
It is inessential here to recount the details of these movements.

Four Years in Rebel Capitals |T. C. DeLeon

Inessential, in-es-sen′shal, adj. not essential or necessary: immaterial.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

British Dictionary definitions for inessential

inessential

/ (ˌɪnɪˈsɛnʃəl) /

adjective

not necessary

noun

anything that is not essential

Derived forms of inessential

inessentiality, noun