Origin: Latin
suffix -al
Nonessential has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
anything that is not essential
"they discarded all their inessentials"
2
Something that is not essential.
Adjective
1
not of prime or central importance
"nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"
"the character's motives remain accidental to the plot"
2
Not required; not essential.
Example Sentences
"they discarded all their inessentials"
noun
"nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"
adjective
"the character's motives remain accidental to the plot"
adjective
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