Word family noun essence essentials ≠ inessentials adjective essential ≠ inessential adverb essentially
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinessentialin‧es‧sen‧tial /ˌɪnəˈsenʃəl◂/ adjective formal NEEDnot needed SYN unnecessary OPP essential inessential details —inessentials noun [plural]Examples from the Corpus
inessential• Many people consider air conditioning inessential here. 