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es·sen·tial  (-snshl)

adj.

1. Constituting or being part of the essence of something; inherent.

2. Basic or indispensable; necessary: essential ingredients. See Synonyms at indispensable.

3. Medicine Of, relating to, or being a dysfunctional condition or a disease whose cause is unknown: essential hypertension.

4. Biochemistry Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet: essential amino acids.

n.

1. Something fundamental.

2. Something necessary or indispensable.

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es·senti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t), es·sential·ness n.

es·sential·ly adv.

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essential

Adjective

1. vitally important; absolutely necessary: it is essential to get this finished on time

2. basic or fundamental: she translated the essential points of the lecture into English

Noun

something fundamental or indispensable

essentially adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	essential - 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" necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement thing - a separate and self-contained entity desideratum - something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money" must - a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must" need, want - anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants" inessential, nonessential - anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"
Adj.	1.	essential - absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" indispensable necessary - absolutely essential
	2.	essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition" unexpendable - not suitable to be expended important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey necessary - absolutely essential primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental
	3.	essential - of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" all important, all-important, of the essence, crucial important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	4.	essential - being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"
	5.	essential - defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; "substantive law" substantive law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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essential

adjective 1. vital, important, needed, necessary, critical, crucial, key, indispensable, requisite, vitally important, must-have << OPPOSITE unimportant

adjective 2. fundamental, main, basic, radical, key, principal, constitutional, cardinal, inherent, elementary, innate, intrinsic, elemental, immanent << OPPOSITE secondary

adjective 3. concentrated, extracted, refined, volatile, rectified, distilled

noun 4. prerequisite, principle, fundamental, necessity, must, basic, requisite, vital part, sine qua non (Latin) rudiment, must-have

Translations

essential [ɪˈsɛnʃl] adj (= necessary) → imprescindible (= basic); esencial

n (often pl) → lo esencial;

it is essential that → es imprescindible que

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essential [ɪˈsɛnʃl] adj → essentiel(le) (= basic); fondamental(e);

essentials npl → éléments essentiels;

it is essential that → il est essentiel or primordial que

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essential [ɪˈsɛnʃl] adj → notwendig;

(basic) → wesentlich

n (see adj) → Notwendigste(s) nt; Wesentliche(s) nt;

it is essential that → es ist unbedingt or absolut erforderlich, dass

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essential [ɪˈsɛnʃəl] adj → essenziale (= basic); fondamentale

n → elemento essenziale;

it is essential that → è essenziale che + sub

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essential

adj essential [iˈsenʃəl]

absolutely necessary Strong boots are essential for mountaineering; It is essential that you arrive punctually. noodsaaklik جَوْهَري، أساسي съществен nezbytný nødvendig; afgørende; essentiel wesentlich ουσιώδης, απαραίτητος esencial, imprescindible hädavajalik ضروری olennainen, välttämätön essentiel חִיוּנִי आवश्यक bitan, vrlo važan lényeges penting nauðsynlegur essenziale 絶対必要な 필수의 būtinas būtisks; nepieciešams penting volstrekt noodzakelijk absolutt nødvendig, livsviktig konieczny essencial necesar, esenţial необходимый nevyhnutný bistven neophodan nödvändig, oumbärlig จำเป็น gerekli 必要的 істотний; невід'ємний نہایت ضروری thiết yếu 根本的,基本的

n

a thing that is fundamental or necessary Everyone should learn the essentials of first aid; Is a television set an essential? essensiële جَوْهَر، شَيءٌ أساسي основен základy; nezbytnost grundliggende element; nødvendighed das Wesentliche το βασικό στοιχείο, αναγκαιότητα esencial, fundamental põhialus, hädavajalik asi لازمه؛ چیز ضروری perusasia, välttämättömyys rudiments חִיוּנִי प्रधान bitan element lényeg kebutuhan pokok grundvallaratriði elemento essenziale, cosa indispensabile 要点 필수 사항, 불가결물 pagrindas, būtiniausias dalykas pamats; pirmās nepieciešamības priekšmets kepentingan hoofdzaak, iets noodzakelijks grunn-, grunnleggende kunnskap(er), det viktigste podstawa, zasadnicza rzecz indispensável/fundamento noţiune de bază, esenţial сущность; предмет необходимости základy; nevyhnutnosť temeljna stvar osnova grunddrag, nödvändighet องค์ประกอบสำคัญ gerekli şey 必需品 основи کوئی بنیادی یا اساسی شے yếu tố cần thiết 必需品

adv esˈsentially

basically She is an essentially selfish person. hoofsaaklik أساسِيَّا، جَوْهَرِيًّا по същество v podstatě grundliggende; i bund og grund im wesentlichen βασικά esencialmente, básicamente põhiliselt ذاتاً؛ حقیقتاً pohjimmiltaan essentiellement בְּעִיקָרוֹ, בִּיסוֹדוֹ तत्त्वत: u biti, zapravo lényegében pada dasarnya í grundvallaratriðum essenzialmente 本質的に 근본적으로 iš esmės būtībā pada asasnya in wezen i alt vesentlig, innerst inne zasadniczo basicamente esenţialmente, în esenţă по существу v podstate v bistvu u osnovi i huvudsak, i grund och botten โดยพื้นฐาน aslında, esasında 基本上 по суті لازما về cơ bản 基本上