Word Meaning

essential definition and meaning

a. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is.
a. Hence, really existing; existent.
a. Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.
a. Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil.
a. Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones.
a. Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.

Crossword clues for essential

- Absolutely necessary
- Crucial
- Fundamental
- Inherent
- Linchpin
- Must-have
- Necessary
- Necessary to make Lisa tense
- Require
- Vitally important