es|sen´tial|ness

es|sen´tial|ness
es|sen|tial «uh SEHN shuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. needed to make a thing what it is; very important; necessary: »

Good food and enough rest are essential to good health.

SYNONYM(S): indispensable, requisite, vital. See syn. under necessary. (Cf. ↑necessary)
2. of or making up the essence of a substance: »

the essential coldness of ice. Essential color is the color of a mineral without any impurities in it.

 See also essential oil. (Cf. ↑essential oil)
3. being or containing the essence, or fragrance, flavor, and medicinal qualities, of a plant or other material: »

essential odors.

4. being such by its essence or very nature, or in the highest sense: »

essential happiness, essential poetry.

–n.
an absolutely necessary element or quality; fundamental feature: »

Learn the essentials first; then learn the details.

╂[< Late Latin essentiālis < Latin essentia; see etym. under essence (Cf. ↑essence)]
–es|sen´tial|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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