Meaning of inessential in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɪnəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    inessential

    Definitions

    1. not absolutely necessary

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    inessential

    Definitions

    1. anything that is not essential

    Examples

    • « they discarded all their inessentials »

    Antonyms

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    inessential

    Definitions

    1. not basic or fundamental

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

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  • « Failure means a stripping away of the inessential. »
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  • « Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. »
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