inessential
inessential adjective: not essential.
Adjective
inessential (not comparable)
- Not essential.
- Leave inessential items behind when there is a fire alarm.
- Synonyms:
- unnecessary, unneeded, extrinsic
- Lacking essence or being.
- Synonyms:
- nonessential, unessential
Noun
inessential (plural inessentials)
- Something that is not essential
inessential meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inessential in Tamil
- முக்கியத்துவமற்ற, தேவையற்ற, சாரமற்ற, சில்லறையான
inessential in Urdu
- غیرلازمی, غیرضروری, خارجی
inessential in Bengali
- অপরিহার্য নয়, সত্তা, অস্তিত্বহীন
inessential in Malayalam
- unwanted, unnecessary, nonessential
- അത്യന്താപേക്ഷിതമല്ലാത്ത, അത്യാവശ്യമല്ലാത്ത, അനാവശ്യകമായ, ആവശ്യമില്ലാത്ത, വേണ്ടാത്ത, അപ്രധാനമായ
Synonyms of inessential
Antonyms
Forms of inessential
| plural | inessentials |
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Origin of inessential
From in- + essential.
Words formed from inessential
Questions about inessential
- What does inessential mean?
- Inessential means not essential.
- What is inessential in Tamil?
- Inessential in Tamil is முக்கியத்துவமற்ற, தேவையற்ற, சாரமற்ற. See Inessential meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inessential?
- Inessential can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near inessential in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inessential (page history and authors); inessential (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inessential (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inessential (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inessential (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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