ESSENTIAL

ES ·SEN ·TIAL 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 9 letters 🎲 Scrabble 9 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun

anything indispensable

💬 Examples

"food and shelter are necessities of life"
"the essentials of the good life"

🔗 Similar words

necessity requirement requisite necessary

adjective

absolutely necessary
basic and fundamental
of the greatest importance
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

💬 Examples

"vitally necessary"
"essential tools and materials"
"the essential feature"
"the all-important subject of disarmament"

🔗 Similar words

indispensable all-important(a)all_important(p)crucial of_the_essence(p)substantive

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