essential

 
  Grep  of  noun  essential 
  essential 
  essential  amino  acid 
  essential  condition 
  essential  hypertension 
  essential  oil 
  essential  thrombocytopenia 
  essential  tremor 
  essentiality 
  essentialness 
  inessential 
  nonessential 
 
  Overview  of  noun  essential 
 
  The  noun  essential  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  necessity,  essential,  requirement,  requisite,  necessary  --  (anything  indispensable;  "food  and  shelter  are  necessities  of  life";  "the  essentials  of  the  good  life";  "allow  farmers  to  buy  their  requirements  under  favorable  conditions";  "a  place  where  the  requisites  of  water  fuel  and  fodder  can  be  obtained") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  essential 
 
  The  adj  essential  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  essential,  indispensable  --  (absolutely  necessary;  vitally  necessary;  "essential  tools  and  materials";  "funds  essential  to  the  completion  of  the  project";  "an  indispensable  worker") 
  2.  (15)  essential  --  (basic  and  fundamental;  "the  essential  feature") 
  3.  (8)  all-important,  all  important,  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence  --  (of  the  greatest  importance;  "the  all-important  subject  of  disarmament";  "crucial  information";  "in  chess  cool  nerves  are  of  the  essence") 
  4.  essential  --  (being  or  relating  to  or  containing  the  essence  of  a  plant  etc  "essential  oil") 
  5.  substantive,  essential  --  ((law)  applying  to  essential  legal  principles  and  rules  of  right  "substantive  law") 
  6.  essential  --  (absolutely  required  and  not  to  be  used  up  or  sacrificed) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  essential 
 
  5  of  6  senses  of  essential 
 
  Sense  1 
  essential,  indispensable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  necessary)  ->  unnecessary,  unneeded 
 
  Sense  2 
  essential  (vs.  inessential) 
 
  inessential  (vs.  essential),  unessential 
  =>  complemental,  complementary,  completing 
  =>  incidental,  nonessential 
 
  Sense  3 
  all-important(postnominal),  all  important(prenominal),  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Sense  5 
  substantive  (vs.  adjective),  essential 
 
 
  Sense  6 
  essential 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unexpendable)  ->  expendable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  essential 
 
  6  senses  of  essential 
 
  Sense  1 
  essential,  indispensable 
  =>  necessary  (vs.  unnecessary) 
 
  Sense  2 
  essential  (vs.  inessential) 
  =>  basal,  basic,  primary 
  =>  biogenic 
  =>  constituent(postnominal),  constitutional,  constitutive(postnominal),  organic 
  =>  must(postnominal) 
  =>  no-frills(postnominal) 
  =>  staple 
  =>  substantial,  substantive,  in  essence 
  =>  virtual(postnominal) 
  =>  vital,  life-sustaining 
  Also  See->  crucial#1,  important#3;  important#1,  of  import#1;  indispensable#1;  intrinsic#1,  intrinsical#1;  necessary#1;  primary#1;  unexpendable#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  all-important(postnominal),  all  important(prenominal),  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence(prenominal) 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Sense  4 
  essential 
  Pertains  to  noun  essence  (Sense  2) 
  =>essence 
  =>  substance,  matter 
 
  Sense  5 
  substantive  (vs.  adjective),  essential 
 
  Sense  6 
  essential 
  =>  unexpendable  (vs.  expendable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  essential 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  essential 
 
  Sense  2 
  essential  (vs.  inessential) 
  =>  essentiality,  essentialness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  essential 
 
  essential  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  essential 
  essential 
  inessential 
  nonessential 
  quintessential 
  unessential 
 
  Overview  of  noun  essential 
 
  The  noun  essential  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  necessity,  essential,  requirement,  requisite,  necessary  --  (anything  indispensable;  "food  and  shelter  are  necessities  of  life";  "the  essentials  of  the  good  life";  "allow  farmers  to  buy  their  requirements  under  favorable  conditions";  "a  place  where  the  requisites  of  water  fuel  and  fodder  can  be  obtained") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  essential 
 
  The  adj  essential  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (17)  essential,  indispensable  --  (absolutely  necessary;  vitally  necessary;  "essential  tools  and  materials";  "funds  essential  to  the  completion  of  the  project";  "an  indispensable  worker") 
  2.  (15)  essential  --  (basic  and  fundamental;  "the  essential  feature") 
  3.  (8)  all-important,  all  important,  crucial,  essential,  of  the  essence  --  (of  the  greatest  importance;  "the  all-important  subject  of  disarmament";  "crucial  information";  "in  chess  cool  nerves  are  of  the  essence") 
  4.  essential  --  (being  or  relating  to  or  containing  the  essence  of  a  plant  etc  "essential  oil") 
  5.  substantive,  essential  --  ((law)  applying  to  essential  legal  principles  and  rules  of  right  "substantive  law") 
  6.  essential  --  (absolutely  required  and  not  to  be  used  up  or  sacrificed) 

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