Inessential Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Inessential has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

anything that is not essential

"they discarded all their inessentials"

inessential nonessential

Something that is not essential

Adjective

not basic or fundamental

inessential unessential

not absolutely necessary

inessential

Not essential.

See Also

unimportant extrinsic dispensable expendable unnecessary secondary extraneousness unnecessaries

Related Terms

unimportant extrinsic dispensable expendable unnecessary secondary extraneousness unnecessaries inessentiality essential strip down inessentially essence

Antonyms

requirement essential

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

thing

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

adjunct

Rhyming Words

ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial

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