Meaning of the word essential

All the special interest mistresses are there — from Miss December the homemaker to Miss July, who gives a whole new meaning to the term essential oil. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although in strictly speaking, the term essential oil is in reference to the aromatic value of the oils alone. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Those groups, he said, require what they call «essential» patents to be licensed on a fair and reasonable basis—which weakens their potency because holders of such patents can’t ask for injunctions that would stop use of their technology altogether. ❋ Don Clark (2011)

In one he’d questioned the word «essential» in «The Essential Kenny Loggins» greatest-hits album; in the other, he riffed that Bernard Madoff’s lawyers were having a hard time unloading an apartment shaped like a pyramid. ❋ Lizzie Simon (2011)

SEE Change, notes author Erik Assadourian, a Worldwatch Institute staff researcher, is a «celebration of sustainable growth, a term essential to a business model in which corporations depend radically on consistent quarterly rises in profits to keep shareholders from fleeing.» ❋ Unknown (2008)

No program at all for what we call essential workers, the lesser skilled workers, workers that have less than a bachelor’s degree. ❋ Unknown (2007)

S. O’BRIEN: You have what you call the essential energy booster. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It’s a four — day weekend for all but what they call essential — critically essential personnel, maybe national security people, emergency people. ❋ Unknown (2003)

D’Oliveira said affirmative action in the appointment of prosecutors, which he described as essential, was not judiciously applied. ❋ Unknown (2001)

KELLY: OK, if an employee, the guts of the employee’s job, what we call the essential work functions of someone’s job requires them to get on an airplane to do their job and they won’t do it, they can lose their job, not because the employer is a creep who says I don’t really care that you’re scared, but because what’s the employer supposed to do? ❋ Unknown (2001)

That this is the teaching of those great theologians is evident partly from their explicit declarations concerning the sacrament of marriage, and partly from what they defined as the essential element of the Sacraments of the New Law in general. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

In that address President Jefferson sets forth instructively what he terms the essential principles of government, and those upon which, as he conceives, his own administration was founded and by which it was guided. ❋ Edward Sylvester Ellis (1878)

That is part of what he called an essential public conversation that must precede any tax increase. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The board praised what it called the «essential values that drive his candidacy: honor and old-fashioned decency and pragmatism.» ❋ Unknown (2012)

Dr. Brundtland cited a lack of running water in hospitals, even in maternity and pediatric wards, and a deep shortage of what she called «essential medicines.» ❋ By MARK McDONALD (2011)

«There’s only so much you can cut before you get to what I call essential services that need to be provided by the state,» said state Sen. Bill Raggio, a Reno, Nev., Republican whose ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Water] is [essential] [for life]. ❋ Diggity Monkeez (2004)

Essentially, [the leg] [bone] is connected to the hip bone.
Replace the sentence with the less-wordy: [The leg] bone is connected to the hip bone ❋ Exit Ramp (2004)

Hey we’[re] going to have you [work] because… your [essential]. ❋ Sewdonim (2020)

[In the nude] [pic], she is seen [covering] her essentials with her bare hands. ❋ Uttam Maharjan 2 (2014)

eSSeNTiaL fucked [the shit out of] that girls pussy and gave her bruises [along with] [herpes]. ❋ BJOHNSONdt Aka ESSeNTiaL (2005)

Jimpi, [Mada] Condor, Fat Jew, and [Milt] playes some wicked awesome stuff. They are in a band called [The Essentials]! ❋ Alex (2005)

I secretly love staring at [men’s underwear] [ads] when my girlfriend is away. Not only am I the Man [Essentials] President, I’m also their #1 client. ❋ GetOutOfTheCloset (2011)

Karen: Honey, our little girl apparently contracted [measles], and I don’t even know how!
Bob: Did you get her vaccinated?
Karen: Of course not! I just used some essential oils that I found on Facebook.
Bob: You’re such a psychopath. Now I’m grateful that you divorced me and took the kids, because now I can’t be held [liable]. I hope YOU get measles now.
Karen: Well, I’d rather have her die than get infected by [the lies] of the government. ❋ Derpsderps (2019)

JerDawg is totally the essentialist of the essential. He’s so [badass] and [fearless] that even the [gangsters] in his neighborhood are forced to show respect! ❋ Calling Them Out (2020)

John wanted to [stay at home] during the COVID-19 quarantine across America, but he was told he was an [essential employee] and could lose his job if he didn’t show up for work. Having no savings, John swallowed his pride, went to work, got infected with COVID-19 by a [fellow employee] in the same situation, and died. ❋ Sausage75 (2020)

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es·sen·tial

 (ĭ-sĕn′shəl)

adj.

1. Constituting or being part of the nature or essence of something; inherent: «In that era of general good will … few Americans doubted the essential goodness of their society» (David Halberstam).

2. Fundamentally important or necessary: essential ingredients. See Synonyms at indispensable.

3. Medicine Of, relating to, or being a condition or a disease whose cause is unknown: essential hypertension.

4. Biochemistry Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet: essential amino acids.

n.

1. Something fundamental.

2. Something necessary or indispensable.

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es·sen′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē), es·sen′tial·ness n.

es·sen′tial·ly adv.

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essential

(ɪˈsɛnʃəl)

adj

1. vitally important; absolutely necessary

2. basic; fundamental: the essential feature.

3. completely realized; absolute; perfect: essential beauty.

4. (Biochemistry) biochem (of an amino acid or a fatty acid) necessary for the normal growth of an organism but not synthesized by the organism and therefore required in the diet

5. (Botany) derived from or relating to an extract of a plant, drug, etc: an essential oil.

6. (Logic) logic (of a property) guaranteed by the identity of the subject; necessary. Thus, if having the atomic number 79 is an essential property of gold, nothing can be gold unless it has that atomic number

7. (Music, other) music denoting or relating to a note that belongs to the fundamental harmony of a chord or piece

8. (Pathology) pathol (of a disease) having no obvious external cause: essential hypertension.

9. (Geological Science) geology (of a mineral constituent of a rock) necessary for defining the classification of a rock. Its absence alters the rock’s name and classification

n

10. something fundamental or indispensable: a sharp eye is an essential for a printer.

11. (Music, other) music an essential note

essentiality, esˈsentialness n

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es•sen•tial

(əˈsɛn ʃəl)

adj.

1. absolutely necessary; indispensable.

2. pertaining to or constituting the essence of a thing.

3. noting or containing an essence of a plant, drug, etc.

4. being such by its very nature or in the highest sense; natural; spontaneous: essential happiness.

5. not associated with an underlying disease: essential hypertension.

n.

6. a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point.

[1300–50; Middle English essencial < Medieval Latin essenciālis, for Late Latin essentiālis]

es•sen′tial•ly, adv.

es•sen′tial•ness, n.

syn: essential, inherent, intrinsic refer to that which is in the natural composition of a thing. essential suggests that which is in the very essence or constitution of a thing: Quiet is essential in a public library. inherent means inborn or fixed from the beginning as a permanent quality or constituent of a thing: properties inherent in iron. intrinsic implies belonging to the nature of a thing itself and comprised within it, without regard to external considerations or accidentally added properties: the intrinsic value of diamonds. See also necessary.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	essential — 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» necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement thing — a separate and self-contained entity desideratum — something desired as a necessity; «the desiderata for a vacation are time and money» must — a necessary or essential thing; «seat belts are an absolute must» need, want — anything that is necessary but lacking; «he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs»; «I tried to supply his wants» inessential, nonessential — anything that is not essential; «they discarded all their inessentials»
Adj.	1.	essential — absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; «essential tools and materials»; «funds essential to the completion of the project»; «an indispensable worker» indispensable necessary — absolutely essential
	2.	essential — basic and fundamental; «the essential feature» crucial, important — of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; «a crucial moment in his career»; «a crucial election»; «a crucial issue for women» indispensable — not to be dispensed with; essential; «foods indispensable to good nutrition» unexpendable — not suitable to be expended important, of import — of great significance or value; «important people»; «the important questions of the day» intrinsic, intrinsical — belonging to a thing by its very nature; «form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing»- John Dewey necessary — absolutely essential primary — of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; «primary goals»; «a primary effect»; «primary sources»; «a primary interest» inessential, unessential — not basic or fundamental
	3.	essential — of the greatest importance; «the all-important subject of disarmament»; «crucial information»; «in chess cool nerves are of the essence» all important, all-important, of the essence, crucial important, of import — of great significance or value; «important people»; «the important questions of the day»
	4.	essential — being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; «essential oil»
	5.	essential — defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; «substantive law» substantive law, jurisprudence — the collection of rules imposed by authority; «civilization presupposes respect for the law»; «the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order»

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essential

adjective

1. vital, important, needed, necessary, critical, crucial, key, indispensable, requisite, vitally important It is absolutely essential that we find this man quickly.
vital unnecessary, trivial, unimportant, inessential

2. fundamental, main, basic, radical, key, principal, constitutional, cardinal, inherent, elementary, innate, intrinsic, elemental, immanent Two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.
fundamental extra, secondary, surplus, accessory, lesser, optional, incidental, superfluous, extraneous, expendable, dispensable, nonessential

noun

1. prerequisite, principle, fundamental, necessity, must, basic, requisite, vital part, sine qua non (Latin), rudiment the essentials of everyday life, such as food and water

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essential

adjective

1. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something:

2. Of or being an irreducible element:

3. Incapable of being dispensed with:

noun

1. A fundamental irreducible constituent of a whole:

2. Something indispensable:

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Translations

جَوْهَر، شَيءٌ أساسيجَوْهَري، أساسيضَرُورِيّ

nezbytnýpodstatazásadníesenceesenciální

essentielgrundliggende elementnødvendignødvendighed

olulinevajalik

välttämätönelintärkeänormaalioleellinenolennainen

ključno

grundvallaratriîinauîsynlegur

最も重要な

근본적인

būtinasbūtiniausias dalykas

būtisksnepieciešamspamatspirmās nepieciešamības priekšmets

bistven

väsentlig

ซึ่งสำคัญ

thiết yếu

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essential

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essential

(iˈsenʃəl) adjective

absolutely necessary. Strong boots are essential for mountaineering; It is essential that you arrive punctually.

noun

a thing that is fundamental or necessary. Everyone should learn the essentials of first aid; Is a television set an essential?

esˈsentially adverb

basically. She is an essentially selfish person.

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essential

→ ضَرُورِيّ nezbytný essentiel wesentlich ουσιαστικός esencial välttämätön essentiel ključno essenziale 最も重要な 근본적인 essentieel vesentlig zasadniczy essencial существенный väsentlig ซึ่งสำคัญ zorunlu thiết yếu 必要的

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es·sen·tial

a. esencial, indispensable.

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