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unessential

[ uhn-uh-sen-shuhl ]

/ ˌʌn əˈsɛn ʃəl /

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adjective

not of prime importance; not indispensable.

noun

an unessential thing; nonessential.

Origin of unessential

First recorded in 1650–60; un-¹ + essential

SYNONYMS FOR unessential

1 unnecessary, dispensable, unimportant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unessential

un·es·sen·tial·ly, adverb

Words nearby unessential

unequivocal, unequivocally, unerring, unesco, unescorted, unessential, unestablished, unesthetic, unethical, uneven, uneven parallel bars

Example sentences from the Web for unessential

They are the work of a mind as attentive to details, as ready to subordinate or obliterate details which are unessential.

Essays in Little |Andrew Lang
The details are unessential to the main point, which was our decision.

Gold |Stewart White
Yet she was not without a good many very small and unessential resources for sleepless moments.

Living Alone |Stella Benson
In unessential matters he is ready to yield to the sentiments of his inferiors.

The Red Hand of Ulster |George A. Birmingham

By what criterion is the convert to distinguish the essential from the unessential?

In the South Seas |Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for unessential

unessential

/ (ˌʌnɪˈsɛnʃəl) /

adjective

a less common word for inessential

noun

something that is not essential

Derived forms of unessential

unessentially, adverb