| a. | 1. | |
| 1. | Having no essence or being. | |
| 2. | Not essential; not required to achieve a given purpose; unessential; unnecessary. |
| Noun | 1. | inessential - anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials" Synonyms: nonessential Antonyms: essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" |
| Adj. | 1. | inessential - not basic or fundamental Synonyms: unessential Antonyms: essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" |
| 2. | inessential - not absolutely necessary |