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nonessential

/nˌɑnɪsˈɛnʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
nonessen-tial
IPA
/nˌɑnɪsˈɛnʃəl/
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not required; not essential.

noun

Something that is not essential.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential English nonessential From non- + essential.

Inflected Forms

non-essential (alternative) nonessentials (plural)

Derived Forms

nonessentiality

Phrases

nonessential amino acid

Synonyms

incidental accidental inessential

Homonyms

non-essential

Antonyms

essential required necessary mandatory

Rhymes With

potential essential non-essential presidential residential influential confidential differential existential exponential sequential preferential

Questions

How do you pronounce nonessential?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌɑnɪsˈɛnʃəl/.
What does nonessential mean?
Not required; not essential.
Where does nonessential come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt Proto-Italic *ezom~*som Archaic Latin 𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌 (esom) Old Latin esum Latin sumder. Latin *essēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin essentia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin essentiālisbor. English essential English nonessential From non- + essential.

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