Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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essential | Yes | Yes | No | No |
vital | No | Yes | No | No |
essential (noun) | vital (noun) |
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anything indispensable |
essential (adjective) | vital (adjective) |
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basic and fundamental | manifesting or characteristic of life |
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established | full of spirit; full of life |
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc | performing an essential function in the living body |
of the greatest importance | urgently needed; absolutely necessary |
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary |