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US
/ˌnɑnɪˈsɛnʃəɫ/
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NOUN
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anything that is not essential
they discarded all their inessentials
ADJECTIVE
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not of prime or central importance
nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry
the character's motives remain accidental to the plot
How To Use nonessential In A Sentence
- We soldiers can only get so many packages filled with snacks, baby wipes, magazines, and other nonessential items.
- Nonessential tissues like hair and nails become dry and grow less well. The Sun
- Because 210 Po associates appreciably with organic matter inside cells, unlike other particlereactive nonessential metals, it could have promise as a tracer of sinking organic matter in the ocean.
- Laboratory data Plasma values of essential amino acids may be decreased relative to nonessential ones, and there may be increased aminoaciduria. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- His recasting of subjectivity, albeit in nonessentialized terms, still looks back to the voluntarism of Existentialism.
- nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry
- Moreover, artifact sortals can be essentially or nonessentially artifactual.
- [Latin accidere, to happen what happens to be in a subject; any contingent, or nonessential attribute]. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
- As long as the supply of methionine is adequate, cysteine is considered as nonessential.
- Another thing to consider is temporarily placing some of your more precious furniture and nonessential dishes, chinaware, and other furnishings into storage while the work goes on.