Dictionary Check: essential

"essential" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

Example: "essential tools and materials"
Synonyms:
adjective

basic and fundamental

Example: "the essential feature"
Antonyms:
adjective

of the greatest importance

Example: "the all-important subject of disarmament"
adjective

being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

Example: "essential oil"
adjective

defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

Example: "substantive law"
Synonyms:
noun

anything indispensable

Example: "food and shelter are necessities of life"
Antonyms:

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