"inessential" meaning in English

See inessential in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-inessential.wav
Etymology: From in- + essential. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|essential}} in- + essential Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} inessential (not comparable)
  1. Not essential. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not essential): unnecessary, unneeded, extrinsic Translations (not essential): несъществен (nesǎštestven) (Bulgarian), inessencial [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), extern [masculine] (Catalan), externa [feminine] (Catalan), uvæsentlig (Danish), neesențial [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), neimportant [masculine, neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-inessential-en-adj-DjoeqN6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 21 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 21 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 16 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 74 18 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 75 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 84 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 74 18 8 Disambiguation of 'not essential': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'not essential': 97 3
  2. Lacking essence or being. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (both senses): nonessential, unessential
    Sense id: en-inessential-en-adj-aS-roK7v Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 32 40 27 Disambiguation of 'both senses': 42 58

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-inessential.wav Forms: inessentials [plural]
Etymology: From in- + essential. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|essential}} in- + essential Head templates: {{en-noun}} inessential (plural inessentials)
  1. (often in plural) Something that is not essential Tags: often, plural
    Sense id: en-inessential-en-noun-4plTSgXt

Inflected forms

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      "word": "existent"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "sense": "not essential",
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        },
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "not essential",
          "word": "uvæsentlig"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not essential",
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      "sense": "not essential",
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    {
      "sense": "not essential",
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      "word": "nonessential"
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      "sense": "not essential",
      "word": "несъществен"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "not essential",
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      "sense": "not essential",
      "tags": [
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