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