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essencial — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • essential adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
  • gist noun The main point or essential meaning of something longer or more complicated.
  • imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
  • obligate verb To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
  • substantive adj Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

Senses

essencial is used for these senses in English:

  • built-in Being an essential and permanent part of something.
  • essential Being in the basic form; showing its essence.
  • gist (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
  • imperative Essential; crucial; extremely important.
  • must-have An item that one must own, or a feature that is essential to a service, etc.
  • obligate Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
  • substantive Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

essential — full definition

  1. adj Absolutely necessary; unable to be done without.
  2. noun A basic item or ingredient that is necessary.

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