Essential
nounə'sɛnʃəl
Adjective
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
“essential tools and materials”
“funds essential to the completion of the project”
Similar:Indispensablebasic and fundamental
“the essential feature”
of the greatest importance
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
Similar:Substantive
Noun
anything indispensable
“the essentials of the good life”
Type of:Thing
Other
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
“essential oil”
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Similar Words
- Necessary
- Necessity
- Requirement
- Requisite
- All-important
- Crucial
- Indispensable
- Substantive
- Important
- Substantial
- Life-sustaining
- Must
- No-frills
- Virtual
- Staple