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essential
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[ adjective ] absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
Synonyms Examples "essential tools and materials" "funds essential to the completion of the project" "an indispensable worker" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The respective vocabularies `` essential for travel '' are available in separate albums . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)This must be stressed because it is absolutely essential to the argument of this concluding chapter . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Consultation with architects , clients , real_estate men , fabric houses and furniture companies is essential to the proper development of class problems just as in actual work . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Furthermore , the problems and solutions devised in the electoral experiences of the rapidly changing countries are often of comparative value and essential to evaluating election results . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] basic and fundamental
Examples "the essential feature" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Push-ups are essential , but few have the strength for them at_first . And dancing_school , so helpful in artistic and psychological development , also contributes to this essential early training - and can contribute even more . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)In response , the industry allowed the discovery of the motion_picture as a form of fiction and thus gave the movies the essential form they have had to this day . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)We are forced , in our behavior towards others , to adopt empirically successful patterns in_toto because we have such a minimal understanding of their essential elements . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Such measures are essential to its job of presenting business and Government with the facts required to meet the objective of expanding business and improving the operation of the economy . |
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[ adjective ] of the greatest importance
Synonyms Examples "the all-important subject of disarmament" "crucial information" "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)In narrative , time is essential , as it is in film . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)Often it is recognized that all the details of the pattern may not be essential to the outcome but , because the pattern was empirically determined and not developed through theoretical understanding , one is never quite certain which behavior elements are effective , and the whole pattern becomes ritualized . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)And if I have gone into so much detail about so small a work , that is because it is also so typical a work , representing the germinal form of a conflict which remains essential in Mann 's writing : (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Time plays an essential part in our mortality , and suddenly for no reason he could imagine ( or admit ) the image of Peg laughing filled his mind - so desirable , so lusty , so full of nuances of pleasure and joy . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of the greatest importance
Synonyms Examples "the all-important subject of disarmament" "crucial information" "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" Related terms |
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[ noun ] anything indispensable
Synonyms Examples "food and shelter are necessities of life" "the essentials of the good life" "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions" "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)The last essential to the beginner 's gymnastic program is the somersault , or forward roll . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed
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[ adjective ] being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
Examples "essential oil" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right
Synonyms Examples "substantive law" |
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