inessential

ˌɪnɪˈsɛnʃəl

Definition

Definition of inessential - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unnecessary

Rare

not necessary or required for a purpose

Rare

The decorations were beautiful but inessential.

nonessential

unnecessary

nonessential

Rare

not a core component or fundamental

Rare

The appendix is an inessential part of the book.

nonessential

unnecessary

Noun

unnecessary item

Rare

something not necessary or crucial

Rare

The decorations were considered inessential for the event.

frivolity

luxury

nonessential

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Origin of inessential

Latin, in- (not) + essentialis (essential)

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no-frills

adj.

essential

absence of inessential features

Examples of inessential in a sentence

His comments were interesting but inessential to the discussion.
The decorations were beautiful but inessential to the ceremony.
He removed the inessential details from the report to make it concise.
He considered the extra gadgets as inessential.
The luxury car had many inessentials.

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French:inessentiel, inutile, ...
German:überflüssig, Überflüssigkeit, ...
Italian:non essenziale, accessorio, ...
Spanish:innecesario, no esencial, ...
Portuguese:desnecessário, não essencial, ...
Chinese:无关紧要, 不必要的东西, ...
Japanese:不要な, 不要なもの, ...
Arabic:غَيْر ضَرُورِي, عُنْصُر غَيْر ضَرُورِي, ...
Hebrew:לֹא נָחוּץ, דָּבָר מִיוּתָר, ...
Russian:ненужный, ненужность, ...
Ukrainian:непотрібний, непотрібність, ...
Hindi:गैर-आवश्यक, अनावश्यक वस्तु, ...
Bengali:অপ্রয়োজনীয়, অগুরুত্বপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:innecessari, inessencial, ...
Czech:nepodstatný, nepodstatnost, ...
Danish:overflødig, overflødighed, ...
Dutch:overbodig, niet-essentieel, ...
Greek:περιττός, περιττό, ...
Hungarian:szükségtelen, sallang, ...
Khmer:មិនចាំបាច់, របស់មិនចាំបាច់, ...
Korean:불필요한, 불필요한 것, ...
Persian:غیرضروری, غیرحیاتی, ...
Polish:nieistotny, niepotrzebne, ...
Portuguese (BR):desnecessário, não essencial, ...
Romanian:nenecesar, lucru neesențial, ...
Swedish:onödig, onödig sak, ...
Thai:ไม่จำเป็น, สิ่งที่ไม่จำเป็น, ...
Turkish:gereksiz, esas olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:không cần thiết, vật không cần thiết, ...

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Definition of inessential - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

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