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NONESSENTIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anything that is not essential
Example:
they discarded all their inessentials
Synonyms:
inessential; nonessential
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("nonessential" is a kind of...):
thing (a separate and self-contained entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonessential"):
adjunct (something added to another thing but not an essential part of it)
Derivation:
nonessential (not of prime or central importance)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not of prime or central importance
Example:
the character's motives remain accidental to the plot
Synonyms:
accidental; incidental; nonessential
Classified under:
Similar:
inessential; unessential (not basic or fundamental)
Derivation:
nonessential (anything that is not essential)
