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Synonyms for non-essential

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun
Spell : non-uh-sen-shuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒn əˈsɛn ʃəl

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Définition of non-essential

Origin :
  • also nonessential, 1717, from non- + essential (adj.). Attested as a noun from 1806.
  • As in incidental : adj related; minor
  • As in insignificant : adj not important; of no consequence
  • As in minute : adj unimportant
  • As in needless : adj unnecessary, groundless
  • As in nonessential : adj not needed or important
  • As in picayune : adj trivial
  • As in superfluous : adj extra, unnecessary
  • As in trivial : adj not important
  • As in uncalled-for : adj unnecessary
  • As in unessential : adj unnecessary
  • As in unimportant : adj of no real worth, value
  • As in unnecessary : adj not required
  • As in adventitious : adj from outside
  • As in unwanted : adj not wanted
  • As in inessential : adj unnecessary
  • As in supererogatory : adj superfluous
  • As in supervenient : adj incidental
  • As in unneeded : adj unnecessary
  • As in unrequired : adj unnecessary
  • As in cosmetic : adj beautifying; relating to appearance
  • As in dispensable : adj not necessary; able to be thrown away
  • As in expendable : adj not important
  • As in extraneous : adj unneeded; irrevelant
  • As in neither here nor there : adv unimportant
  • As in luxury items : noun expensive goods
Example sentences :
  • In the sphere of the non-essential there is no law,—there you are free.
  • Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach
  • But was this frankness merely because she was dealing with what was non-essential to her?
  • Extract from : « The Second Fiddle » by Phyllis Bottome
  • The visibility or the invisibility of the glory of God does not render it non-essential to him.
  • Extract from : « Absurdities of Immaterialism » by Orson Pratt
  • There was other happiness in the world besides the non-essential one of love.
  • Extract from : « The Fighting Chance » by Robert W. Chambers
  • He accordingly pronounced it to be non-essential to the validity of warrants.
  • Extract from : « The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore » by John R. Hutchinson
  • We ignore this difference, psychologically, as a non-essential, mechanical one.
  • Extract from : « Language » by Edward Sapir
  • So there was no elimination of the non-essential he could make there.
  • Extract from : « Queed » by Henry Sydnor Harrison
  • Whatever is non-essential must be abandoned, no matter how attractive it may be.
  • Extract from : « How To Write Special Feature Articles » by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
  • A vain sophistry insinuates that it is a subject of minor importance—a non-essential.
  • Extract from : « Tracts on the Sabbath » by Various
  • He invents or does without, in all non-essential matters, in regular Spartan style.
  • Extract from : « Homo-culture » by Martin Luther Holbrook

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