noun
- Anything that is not essential.
- usage: "they discarded all their inessentials"
- synonyms: inessential
adjective
- Not of prime or central importance."nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry- Pubs. MLA
- synonyms: incidental
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| MLA | WordNet. "nonessential" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/nonessential/definitions/1179299> |