adj.
Function: noun
1 something that forms part of the minimal body, character, or structure of a thing FF1C; prosperity is an essential of the good life FF1E;
Synonyms: basic, element, fundamental, part and parcel, rudiment
Related Words: essence, stuff, substance; must, necessary, prerequisite, sine qua non
2 something necessary, required, or unavoidable FF1C; work was an essential to survival FF1E;
Synonyms: condition, must, necessity, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, sine qua non
Idioms: name of the game