INESSENTIAL


Meaning of INESSENTIAL in English

/ ˌɪnɪˈsenʃl; NAmE / adjective

not necessary :

inessential luxuries

►  in·es·sen·tial noun :

Few people had spare cash for inessentials.

—compare essential , non-essential

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from in- not + essential .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.