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Essential Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Essential? [n] 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" [adj] (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" [adj] basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" [adj] absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed [adj] of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" [adj] absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" [adj] being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Essential: all important(p) \| all-important(a) \| basal \| basic \| biogenic \| constituent(a) \| constitutional \| constitutive(a) \| in essence \| life-sustaining \| must(a) \| necessary \| necessity \| no-frills(a) \| of the essence(p) \| organic \| primary \| requirement \| requisite \| staple \| substantial \| substantive \| virtual(a) \| vital Related Terms \| Find terms related to Essential: ab ovo \| austere \| axiom \| bare \| bare necessities \| basal \| basic \| basilar \| bedrock \| bench mark \| brass tacks \| call for \| called for \| capital \| cardinal \| cardinal point \| center \| central \| chaste \| chief \| chief thing \| climax \| condition \| congenital \| connate \| constituent \| constitutional \| constitutive \| core \| cornerstone \| crisis \| critical point \| crux \| deep-seated \| demand \| demand for \| desideration \| desideratum \| element \| elemental \| elementary \| elixir \| essence \| essential facts \| essential matter \| essentials \| flower \| focal \| focus \| foremost \| fundamental \| gist \| gravamen \| great point \| gut \| heart \| high point \| homely \| homespun \| homogeneous \| hypostasis \| imperative \| important \| important thing \| inborn \| inbred \| indicated \| indispensable \| indivisible \| innate \| inner essence \| intrinsic \| irreducible \| irreductible \| irreplaceable \| issue \| kernel \| key \| keystone \| landmark \| leading \| life-and-death \| life-or-death \| main \| main point \| main thing \| marrow \| material \| material point \| meat \| mere \| milestone \| monolithic \| must \| must item \| necessaries \| necessary \| necessities \| necessitous \| necessity \| need \| need for \| needed \| needful \| nub \| nucleus \| nuts and bolts \| occasion \| of a piece \| of the essence \| of vital importance \| original \| part and parcel \| pith \| pivot \| plain \| postulate \| prerequirement \| prerequisite \| primal \| primary \| prime \| primitive \| principal \| principle \| pure \| pure and simple \| quid \| quiddity \| quintessence \| quintessential \| radical \| real issue \| required \| requirement \| requisite \| requisition \| right-hand \| rudiment \| rudimentary \| salient point \| sap \| severe \| simon-pure \| simple \| sine qua non \| single \| soul \| spare \| spirit \| stark \| stuff \| substance \| substantial \| substantive \| substantive point \| the bottom line \| the data \| the details \| the dope \| the facts \| the information \| the necessary \| the needful \| the nitty-gritty \| the particulars \| the picture \| the point \| the scoop \| the score \| the specifics \| the whole story \| turning point \| unadorned \| uncluttered \| underlying \| undifferenced \| undifferentiated \| unforgoable \| uniform \| vital \| want \| wanted See Also \| crucial \| desideratum \| entity \| important \| indispensable \| intrinsic \| intrinsical \| necessary \| need \| of import \| physical thing \| unexpendable \| want Essential In Webster's Dictionary \Es*sen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. essentiel. See {Essence}.] 1. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is. Majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was forever in it an essential character of plaintiveness. --Hawthorne. 2. Hence, really existing; existent. Is it true, that thou art but a a name, And no essential thing? --Webster (1623). 3. Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary. Judgment's more essential to a general Than courage. --Denham. How to live? -- that is the essential question for us. --H. Spencer. 4. Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil. ``Mine own essential horror.'' --Ford. 5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones. 6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases. {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from another. {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is not dependent on another. {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction from the fixed or nonvolatile.

Essential Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Essential?

[n] 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"
[adj] (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law"
[adj] basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
[adj] absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed
[adj] of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
[adj] absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
[adj] being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"

Essential In Webster's Dictionary

\Es*sen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. essentiel. See {Essence}.]
1. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object,
   or class of objects, what it is.

         Majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was
         forever in it an essential character of
         plaintiveness.                        --Hawthorne.

2. Hence, really existing; existent.

         Is it true, that thou art but a a name, And no
         essential thing?                      --Webster
                                               (1623).

3. Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the
   attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.

         Judgment's more essential to a general Than courage.
                                               --Denham.

         How to live? -- that is the essential question for
         us.                                   --H. Spencer.

4. Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a
   substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence,
   unmixed; as, an essential oil. ``Mine own essential
   horror.'' --Ford.



5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones
   which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental
   or passing tones.

6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.

{Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics
   which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from
   another.

{Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is
   not dependent on another.

{Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted
   from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its
   characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used
   in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties
   of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter
   almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal
   salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction
   from the fixed or nonvolatile.

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