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non-essential

non·es·sen·tial
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [non-uh-sen-shuh l]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ i-ˈsen(t)-shəl/
    • /nɒn ɪˈsenʃl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-uh-sen-shuh l]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ i-ˈsen(t)-shəl/

Definitions of non-essential word

  • adjective non-essential not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war. 1
  • noun non-essential a nonessential thing or person. 1
  • adjective non-essential Non-essential means not absolutely necessary. 0
  • noun plural non-essential Non-essentials are things that are not absolutely necessary. 0
See all 4 definitions of non-essential

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Origin of non-essential

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; non- + essential

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Parts of speech for Non-essential

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-essential

non-essential popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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