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nonessential - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'nonessential' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nonessential [ a.]
- Not essential.
2 . Nonessential [ n.]
- A thing not essential.

Meaning of 'nonessential' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nonessential [ n]
Meaning (1):
- anything that is not essential
Example in sentence:
  • they discarded all their inessentials
2 . nonessential [ s]
Meaning (2):
- not of prime or central importance
Example in sentence:
  • nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry;
  • the character's motives remain accidental to the plot

Nearby Words:

non non assumpsit non compos non compos mentis non est factum non est inventus non liquet non obstante non pros. non prosequitur

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