unessential

/'ʌni'senʃəl/

Thân thiện

The artist removed the unessential details from the sketch.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not basic or fundamental: Describes something that is not absolutely necessary; something that can be omitted without affecting the core nature or function of something else.
   • Secondary or incidental: Refers to elements that are of minor importance or relevance to the main subject or purpose.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The report was concise, focusing on key facts and removing all unessential details.
  • In an emergency, you should carry only essential items and leave behind anything unessential.
  • These decorative features are nice but ultimately unessential to the machine's operation.

Advanced Usage

• "to deem something unessential": to judge or consider something as not necessary.
  • The committee deemed the proposed appendix unessential to the main argument.
• "the unessential" (used as a nominal adjective): referring collectively to things that are not essential.
  • In minimalist design, the goal is to strip away the unessential.

Variants and Related Words

• Inessential (adj): A direct synonym meaning not necessary. (e.g., )
• Dispensable (adj): Capable of being dispensed with or done without. (e.g., )
• Nonessential (adj): Another common synonym for not being necessary or required. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Nonessential: Not absolutely necessary.
• Incidental: Occurring as a minor accompaniment or by chance; not central.
• Extraneous: Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject; coming from outside.
• Peripheral: Of secondary or minor importance; relating to the edge.

Antonyms

• Essential: Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
• Fundamental: Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
• Crucial: Of great importance; decisive or critical.
• Indispensable: Absolutely necessary; cannot be done without.

Notes on Usage

• "Unessential" vs. "Nonessential": Both are correct and largely interchangeable. "Nonessential" is slightly more common in modern usage, but "unessential" is perfectly valid.
• The word is typically used to describe parts, details, or items that are supplementary rather than core components. It often carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation, implying that the thing described could or should be removed to improve clarity, efficiency, or focus.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not basic or fundamental

Từ đồng nghĩa

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