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Definition of Nonessential

1. Adjective. Not of prime or central importance. "Nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"

2. Noun. Anything that is not essential. "They discarded all their inessentials"

Definition of Nonessential

1. a. Not essential.

2. n. A thing not essential.

Definition of Nonessential

1. Adjective. Not required; not essential. ¹

2. Noun. Something that is not essential. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonessential

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonessential

nonergoline nonergonomic noneroding nonerosion nonerratic nonerupting nonerythroid nones noneschatological nonescrow

nonescrowed nonesophageal nonessential (current term) nonessential amino acid nonessential amino acids nonessentials nonestablished nonestablishment nonester nonesterifiable

nonesterified nonesterified fatty acid nonesters nonesthetic nonestrogen nonestrogenic nonestuarine

Literary usage of Nonessential

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"This paper examines the effect of micronutrient status on the toxicity of four nonessential metals: cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic. ..."

2. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style Into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (2005)
"4) —Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner Basket Case—The Essential nonessential Comma Rule I put a sentence from The Celery Stalks at Midnight (2002) on the ..."

3. General Methods of Teaching in Elementary Schools: Including the by Samuel Chester Parker (1919)
"Do not waste time on nonessential or accessory processes. — Perhaps the most striking feature of the improved technique in modern drill lessons is the ..."

4. Ruling Case Law as Developed and Established by the Decisions and by William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich (1915)
"conveyed, and is usually deemed an essential of a valid deed,5 while the premises comprise mainly nonessential introductory and explanatory matters,6 and ..."

5. Inductive Interference Between Electric Power and Communication Circuits by California Public Utilities Commission (1919)
"nonessential Features Cause Greatest Interference. It will be apparent from the foregoing that those features of power and communication circuits, ..."

6. Production Incentives in Philippine Agriculture: Effects of Trade and by Romeo M. Bautista (1987)
"On the other hand, imports of most industrial consumer goods, especially light manufactures, are considered nonessential (NEC), their domestic production ..."

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