Unessential
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unessential is an adjective meaning Not essential.
Meaning
Not essential.
More Meanings
- Void of essence, or real being.
Example Sentences
But all this part of it seemed remote and unessential.
“[…] strangeness is not in the nature of a thing, but in its relation to something extrinsic—in this case an unessential observer.”
These [gates] past, if any pass, the void profound Of unessential Night receives him next Wide gaping, and with utter loss of being Threatens him,
[…] even before the Heavens, before those material Orbs, that now rowl over us, were call’d from the dark, and profound Abyss of unessential Nothing:
Synonyms for unessential
Depending on context, synonyms include inessential, unimportant, unsubstantial, incidental, complementary, complemental.
Antonyms for unessential
Common opposites include essential.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inessential, nonessential, incidental, complemental, complementary, completing.
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