Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inessential | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
inessential (noun) | incidental (noun) |
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anything that is not essential | an item that is incidental |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
inessential (adjective) | incidental (adjective) |
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not basic or fundamental | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence |
not absolutely necessary | not of prime or central importance |
occurring with or following as a consequence |