epäolennainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- circumstantial adj Based on indirect evidence that suggests something without directly proving it.
- expendable adj Able to be used up or spent, especially without much concern.
- incidental adjective Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else, rather than as the main point.
- irrelevant adj Not connected to or useful for the matter at hand.
- tangential adj Relating to a tangent, or moving along a tangent to something.
Senses
epäolennainen is used for these senses in English:
- circumstantial Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
- incidental Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.
- irrelevant Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.
- neither here nor there (idiomatic) Having no influence or significance on the issue at hand.
- tangential Only indirectly related.
circumstantial — full definition
- adj Based on indirect evidence that suggests something without directly proving it.
- adj Relating to incidental details rather than the main point.
expendable — full definition
- adj Able to be used up or spent, especially without much concern.
- adj Regarded as not essential and able to be sacrificed or discarded.
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