• more Thesaurus
  • Definition
    • essential :anything indispensable
      • food and shelter are necessities of life|the essentials of the good life|allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions|a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained

    • essential :absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
      • essential tools and materials|funds essential to the completion of the project|an indispensable worker

    • essential :basic and fundamental
      • the essential feature

    • essential :of the greatest importance
      • the all-important subject of disarmament|crucial information|in chess cool nerves are of the essence

    • essential :being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
      • essential oil

    • essential :defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
      • substantive law

    • {{t.term}} - {{t.type}}
  • Derivative