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1. (adj.) essential
absolutely necessary; indispensable.
2. essential
pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing.
3. essential
noting or containing an essence of a plant, drug, etc.
4. essential
being such by its very nature or in the highest sense; natural; spontaneous:
essential happiness.
5. essential
not associated with an underlying disease:
essential hypertension.
6. (n.) essential
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME essencial < ML essenciālis, for LL essentiālis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) 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"
2. (adj) essential, indispensable
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
"essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
3. (adj) essential
basic and fundamental
"the essential feature"
4. (adj) all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)
of the greatest importance
"the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
5. (adj) essential
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
"essential oil"
6. (adj) substantive, essential
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
"substantive law"
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1. (adjective) essential
necessary, or very important; = vital
the essential items you need for a week of camping; Water is essential to life.; It is essential that everyone stays calm.; It is essential to add the ingredients in this order.
2. essential
most basic and central; = basic, fundamental
The essential problem is a lack of good nutrition.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) essential
belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is
2. (adj) essential
hence, really existing; existent
3. (adj) essential
important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary
4. (adj) essential
containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil
5. (adj) essential
necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones
6. (adj) essential
idiopathic; independent of other diseases
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Sense: absolutely necessary
Strong boots are essential for mountaineering; It is essential that you arrive punctually.
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 Afrikaans: noodsaaklik |
 Arabic: جَوْهَري، أساسي |
 Bulgarian: съществен |
 Brazilian: essencial |
 Czech: nezbytný |
 German: wesentlich |
 Danish: nødvendig; afgørende; ess |
 Greek: ουσιώδης, απαραίτητος |
 Spanish: esencial, imprescindible |
 Estonian: hädavajalik |
 Farsi: ضروری |
 Finnish: elintärkeä |
 French: essentiel |
 Hebrew: חִיוּנִי |
 Hindi: आवश्यक |
 Croatian: bitan, vrlo važan |
 Hungarian: lényeges |
 Indonesian: penting |
 Icelandic: nauðsynlegur |
 Italian: essenziale |
 Japanese: 絶対必要な |
 Korean: 절대 필요한 |
 Lithuanian: būtinas |
 Latvian: būtisks; nepieciešams |
 Malay: penting |
 Dutch: volstrekt noodzakelijk |
 Norwegian: absolutt nødvendig, livsv |
 Polish: konieczny |
 Persian: ضروری |
 Pashto: ضرورى، اصلى، اساسى، |
 Portuguese: essencial |
 Romanian: necesar, esenţial |
 Russian: необходимый |
 Slovak: nevyhnutný |
 Slovenian: bistven |
 Serbian: neophodan |
 Swedish: nödvändig, oumbärlig |
 Thai: จำเป็น |
 Turkish: gerekli |
 Taiwanese: 必要的 |
 Ukrainian: істотний; невід'ємний |
 Urdu: نہایت ضروری |
 Vietnamese: thiết yếu |
 Chinese: 根本的，基本的 |
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