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essential

adjective noun

defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
L
Contains
SS
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl

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Definitions

adjective

  1. defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

    “substantive law”

adjective

  1. basic and fundamental

    “the essential feature”

adjective

  1. of the greatest importance

    “the all-important subject of disarmament”

adjective

  1. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

    “essential tools and materials”

adjective

  1. being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

    “essential oil”

noun

  1. anything indispensable

    “food and shelter are necessities of life”

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Example Sentences

substantive law
the essential feature
the all-important subject of disarmament
crucial information
in chess cool nerves are of the essence
essential tools and materials
funds essential to the completion of the project
an indispensable worker
essential oil
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

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