inessential

adj.

1. Not essential; unessential.
2. Without essence.

n.
Something that is not essential.

inessentiality in'es·sen'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-ăl'ĭ-tē) n.

adjective

Not necessary: dispensable, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unrequired. See necessary/unnecessary.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: anything that is not essential
  Synonym: nonessential
  Antonym: essential (meaning #1)

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The adjective inessential has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not basic or fundamental
  Synonym: unessential
  Antonym: essential (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: not absolutely necessary

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uvæsentlig, unødvendig
n. - som er uvæsentlig/unødvendig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijkomstig, niet essentieel, bijkomstigheid

Français (French)
adj. - superflu, non-essentiel
n. - superflu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nebensächlichkeit
adj. - unwesentlich, unerheblich, unwichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - το επουσιώδες, (επίθ.) επουσιώδης, δευτερεύουσας σημασίας, αμελητέος

Italiano (Italian)
non essenziale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coisa (f) não essencial
n. - dispensável

Русский (Russian)
несущественный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no esencial, accesorio
n. - detalle sin importancia, algo no esencial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oväsentlig, oviktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无关紧要的, 无关紧要的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無關緊要的
n. - 無關緊要的東西

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 긴요하지 않은, 없어도 되는
n. - 긴요치 않은 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 必ずしも必要でない, むだな, 必要でない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غير أساسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא חיוני‬
n. - ‮דבר לא חיוני‬

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