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How to pronounce essential in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite
Type of thing
Has types need, desideratum, want, must


the essentials of the good life.
Type Words
Synonyms all-important, all important, crucial, of the essence
Derivation essentiality, essence, essentialness
Type Words
Synonyms indispensable
Derivation essentialness


essential tools and materials.
funds essential to the completion of the project.
Type Words
Synonyms substantive
Derivation essentialness
Type Words
Derivation essentialness, essentiality


the essential feature.
Type Words
Derivation essence, essentialness


essential oil.

Examples of essential

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An all-wheel drive vehicle with a protected underside is essential in Patagonia.
From the dailyherald.com
The State Department urged Americans to defer any non-essential travel to Egypt.
From the bostonherald.com
Eggs are a perfect source of protein and contain all nine essential amino acids.
From the kentucky.com
What personal attributes do you think are essential for a successful competitor?
From the businessweek.com
One broad category is finding backups for suppliers or essential work functions.
From the businessweek.com
It goes without saying that impeccable personal hygiene is absolutely essential.
From the news-journalonline.com
A seemingly irrelevant plant may be essential to the life cycle of a pollinator.
From the cnn.com
It is dangerous to demonize dairy, which is absolutely essential for our health.
From the time.com
So it is essential to trust the public and the media to be part of the solution.
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More examples
  • Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
  • Necessity: anything indispensable; "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"
  • Basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
  • All-important(a): of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
  • Being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"
  • Substantive: defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; "substantive law"
  • Essential (2003) is a greatest hits album by Jethro Tull, digitally remastered.
  • Essential is the first compilation released by Kate Ryan. The album was released by the labels EMI and Capitol in early June 2008.
  • Essential is a 1998 compilation album by Pet Shop Boys, released as a limited edition in the United States by EMI/Capitol and in Japan by Toshiba/EMI. ...