unessential

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌnɪˈsenʃəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un′ə sen′shəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•es•sen•tial  (un′ə sen′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not of prime importance;
    not indispensable.

n. 
  1. an unessential thing;
    nonessential.
  • un-1 + essential 1650–60
un′es•sen′tial•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unnecessary, dispensable, unimportant.
'unessential' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
circumstance - dispensable - needless - unnecessary

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