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nonessential

adjective noun

not of prime or central importance

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Word length
12
Starts with
N
Ends with
L
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
12

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adjective

  1. not of prime or central importance

    “{'source': 'Pubs.MLA', 'text': 'nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry'}”

noun

  1. anything that is not essential

    “they discarded all their inessentials”

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{'source': 'Pubs.MLA', 'text': 'nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry'}
the character's motives remain accidental to the plot
they discarded all their inessentials

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