nonessential

See also: non-essential

English

Alternative forms

• non-essential

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Germanic *ainaz

Proto-Germanic *nainaz

Proto-West Germanic *nain

Old English nān

Middle English non

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Old English nān

Old English nān-

Middle English non-

English non-

Proto-Italic *ezom~*som

Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom)

Old Latin esum

Latin sumder.

Latin *essēns

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin essentia

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Late Latin essentiālisbor.

English essential

English nonessential

From non- + essential.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nonessential (not comparable)

1. Not required; not essential.
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Mission Computer:

     Codex entries provide additional but nonessential information about topics of interest in Mass Effect.

Antonyms

• essential
• required
• necessary
• mandatory

Derived terms

• nonessential amino acid
• nonessentiality

Translations

not essential

• Bulgarian: несъществен (bg) (nesăštestven)
• Finnish: ei-välttämätön
• German: nichtessentiell
• Slovak: nepodstatný, postrádateľný, neesenciálny

Noun

nonessential (plural nonessentials)

1. Something that is not essential.