Unessentials
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unessentials is a noun meaning Things that are not essential.
Meaning
Things that are not essential.
Example Sentences
Hers was no wholesome labor in which she could find sacred forgetfulness. It was the round of unessentials which all office-women know so desperately well.
For our part, we cannot help regretting that the un'''essentials of religion should, in any case, be confounded with its essentials; for nothing, we are certain, has so much hurt the cause of religion.
We have quite removed from men’s minds what that pestilent fellow Paul used to teach about food and other unessentials—namely, that the human without scruples should always give in to the human with scruples.
[…] Jameson was encumbered by artillery, ammunition, and rifles. The facts of the battle show that he should have had none of those things along. They were heavy, they were in his way, they impeded his march. There was nothing to shoot at but rocks—he knew quite well that there would be nothing to shoot at but rocks—and he knew that artillery and rifles have no effect upon rocks. He was badly overloaded with unessentials.
Synonyms for unessentials
Depending on context, synonyms include unnecessaries.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inessential, nonessential, incidental, complemental, complementary, completing.
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