Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Not required; not essential.

    nichtessentiell

More definitions
  • not of prime or central importance

Examples

5 sentences

  1. They plan to evacuate all nonessential personnel from the embassy.

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  2. Don't waste money on nonessentials.

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  3. Italy has closed all nonessential businesses.

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  4. Businesses that are deemed as nonessential are closing.

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  5. The U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico will close to nonessential travelers from midnight on Saturday.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
not essential:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
essentialB1requirednecessaryA2mandatory

Word family

1 related words
Derivednonessentiality

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
noneB1nonethelessB1nonexistentnonfiction
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