Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not essential.

  2. Void of essence, or real being.

More definitions
  • not basic or fundamental

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Any unessential travel to affected countries must be called off or postponed to a later date.

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  2. Jewelry and perfume are unessential. Normal humans don't need them.

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Forms

more unessential, most unessential
Comparativemore unessential Lesson
Superlativemost unessential Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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