Essential

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Table of contents

1 Etymology

2 Noun

3 Adjective

3.1 Translations
3.2 Related words

Etymology

Adjectival derivation of Latin essentia 'being, essence'.

Noun

A necessary ingredient

Adjective

Something necessary
Something of high importance

Translations

French: essentiel
Spanish: esencial

Related words

essence
quintessential

WordNet Definitions

one

1. necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary -- (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").

six

1. essential, indispensable -- (absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker").
2. essential (vs. inessential) -- (basic and fundamental; "the essential feature").
3. all-important(prenominal), all important(predicate), crucial, essential, of the essence(predicate) -- (of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence").
4. essential -- (being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil").
5. substantive (vs. adjective), essential -- (applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law").
6. essential -- (absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed).

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